Meaning

1 senses

  1. To serve as a secretary of.

Examples

317 sentences

  1. You're the new secretary, aren't you?

    Ви новий секретар, чи не так? — ascolto

    ruВы новый секретарь, верно? — odexed

    deSie sind die neue Sekretärin, nicht wahr? — mayabe

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  2. The new secretary types faster than the old one.

    Нова секретартка пише швидше від попередньої. — deniko

    ruНовая секретарша набирает текст быстрее, чем прошлая. — corvard

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  3. My sister works in a bank as a secretary.

    Моя сестра працює в банку секретаркою. — aandrusiak

    ruМоя сестра работает секретарём в банке. — papersaltserver

    deMeine Schwester ist Sekretärin in einer Bank. — MUIRIEL

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  4. You need a secretary.

    Тобі потрібен секретар. — deniko

    ruТебе нужен секретарь. — odexed

    deDu brauchst eine Sekretärin. — mayabe

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  5. My secretary told me you phoned.

    Моя секретарка сказала мені, що ти телефонував. — deniko

    ruМой секретарь сказал мне, что вы звонили. — Wezel

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Origin

From Medieval Latin secrētārius (“one entrusted with secrets”), from Latin secrētus (“priv

From Medieval Latin secrētārius (“one entrusted with secrets”), from Latin secrētus (“private, secret”), past participle of secernere (“to separate, set apart”), from se- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”).

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Forms

secretaries, secretarying, secretaried, secretaried
Base formsecretary · to secretary
3rd person singularsecretaries
Present participlesecretarying
Past simplesecretaried
Past participlesecretaried

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysecretary
he, she, itsecretaries

Past simpleLesson

all personssecretaried

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave secretaried
he, she, ithas secretaried

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill secretary

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

6 patterns
  • new secretary
  • as a secretary
  • a new secretary
  • had his secretary
  • secretary type
  • had my secretary

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
secretA2secretarialsecretariatsecretesecretionsecretive

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