Meaning

4 senses
  1. Being or kept hidden.

    We went down a secret passage.

    geheim

    та́йныйtájnyj, секре́тныйsekrétnyj, потайно́йpotajnój

    тає́мнийtajémnyj, потайни́йpotajnýj, секре́тнийsekrétnyj

    hidden from general view or use

  2. (obsolete)Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.

  3. (obsolete)Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.

    (of information) given in confidence or in secret

  4. (obsolete)Separate; distinct.

Examples

2006 sentences
  1. You should have kept it secret.

    Ви повинні були тримати це в таємниці. — Anjy

    ruТы должен был держать это в тайне. — marafon

    deDu hättest es geheim halten sollen. — Ullalia

  2. He seems to know the secret.

    Схоже, він знає секрет. — deniko

    ruПохоже, он знает секрет. — Biga

    deEr scheint das Geheimnis zu kennen. — Espi

  3. I've got no secrets from Tom.

    У мене від Тома немає секретів. — deniko

    ruУ меня нет секретов от Тома. — odexed

  4. Tom is working on something secret.

    Том працює над чимось секретним. — deniko

    ruТом работает над чем-то секретным. — odexed

  5. We had to keep it secret.

    Ми були змушені тримати це в секреті. — deniko

    ruНам пришлось держать это в секрете. — sharptoothed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English secrette, from Old French secret, from Latin sēcrētus (“separated, hid

From Middle English secrette, from Old French secret, from Latin sēcrētus (“separated, hidden”), from ptp of sēcernō (“separate, to set aside, sunder out”), from cernō, from Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Displaced Old English dēagol (“secret”).

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Forms

more secret, most secret
Comparativemore secret Lesson
Superlativemost secret Lesson

regular

Synonyms

20 synonyms
hidden and Thesaurus:covert
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

33 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • keep a secret
  • keeping secrets
  • has a secret
  • keep secrets from
  • at keeping secrets
  • keep this secret
  • a secret admirer
  • secret admirer
  • no secret
  • this a secret
  • knows the secret
  • was a secret

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
secret — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto