LEARNit Dictionary
secret
adjective
/ˈsiːkrət/
UK
/ˈsiːkrət/
US
A2
1
A2
known about by only a few people; kept hidden from others
راز, مخفی, پنهان, سری, نهانی, پنهانی, سر بسته
see also
top secret
2
A2
used to describe actions and behaviour that you do not tell other people about
پنهانی, نهانی, مخفی, محرمانه, سّری
He's a secret drinker.
I didn't know you were a secret football fan.
her secret fears
Perhaps he has secret hopes that she'll go back to him.
3
liking to have secrets that other people do not know about; showing this
پنهانکاری, مرموز
They were so secret about everything.
Jessica caught a secret smile flitting between the two of them.
synonym
secretive
noun
/ˈsiːkrət/
UK
/ˈsiːkrət/
US
A2
1
A2
something that is known about by only a few people and not told to others
راز, سر, اسرار
see also
official secret
,
trade secret
2
B1
the best or only way to achieve something; the way a particular person achieves something
راز, رمز, کلید
She still looks so young. What's her secret?
Careful planning is the secret of success.
These animals may hold the secret to combating the virus.
The secret to happiness is love.
What is the secret to their success?
3
a thing that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand
راز, سر
the secrets of the universe
He spent much of his childhood here, learning the secrets of the woods.