secret

UK
/ˈsiːkrɪt/
US
/ˈsiːkrɪt/

Translations

secretnoun
secrets
pl
UK
/ˈsiː.krɪt/
US
/ˈsi.krɪt/
He told me a secret.
Он рассказал мне секрет.
The mystery of the lost city remains a secret.
Тайна затерянного города остается тайной.
Additional translations
secretadjective
more secret
Comp.
most secret
Super.
UK
/ˈsiːkrɪt/
US
/ˈsiːkrɪt/
The government has a secret plan.
У правительства есть секретный план.
He is a member of a secret society.
Он является членом тайного общества.
She has a secret talent for singing.
У нее есть скрытый талант к пению.
secretverb
secreted
Past Simple
secreted
Past Participle
secreting
Gerund
UK
/ˈsiːkrət/
US
/ˈsiːkrət/
Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to hide or seclude’; occurs especially in the phrasal form “secret away”.
Synonyms
hide away
cover up
keep under wraps

Definitions

secretnoun
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
She promised to keep his secret and never tell anyone.
A method or formula for achieving something, especially a skill or technique that is not widely known.
The chef shared his secret for making the perfect soufflé.
A private or confidential matter.
They discussed the company's secrets behind closed doors.
The state or condition of being hidden or kept from knowledge; secrecy.
The negotiations were conducted in secret.
secretadjective
Kept hidden from knowledge or view; concealed.
The organization held a secret meeting to discuss the new strategy.
Not meant to be known or seen by others.
She had a secret admirer who left her notes every week.
Operating in a hidden or confidential manner.
The agent was on a secret mission to gather intelligence.
secretverb
To conceal or hide (someone or something) from sight or discovery; to stash away.
She secreted the documents in a hollow tree trunk before the search party arrived.