Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)In secret, covertly.

    Mary cheated secretly in the test, and never got caught.

    heimlich, insgeheim

    та́йноtájno, секре́тноsekrétno, тайко́мtajkóm

    тає́мноtajémno

More definitions
  • not openly; inwardly
  • in secrecy; not openly

Examples

190 sentences

  1. He secretly showed me her picture.

    Він тишком-нишком показав мені її фотографію. — deniko

    ruОн тайком показал мне её фотографию. — marafon

    deEr zeigte mir heimlich ein Bild von ihr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom has secretly been contacting Mary.

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  3. I secretly hoped this would happen.

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  4. He secretly showed me her photo.

    ruОн тайком показал мне её фотографию. — marafon

    deEr zeigte mir heimlich ihr Foto. — riotlake

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  5. He secretly showed me her photograph.

    ruОн тайком показал мне её фотографию. — marafon

    deEr zeigte mir heimlich ihr Foto. — riotlake

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsecret

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

3 patterns
  • secretly in love
  • been secretly in
  • has been secretly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
secretesecretionsecretivesectsectariansectionA1
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