Translation
secret
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Word origin
From Latin secretus ('set apart, hidden'), the past participle of secernere ('to separate, to sift apart'), from se- ('apart') and cernere ('to sift, to separate').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- secretus
- English cognates
- secret, secrete, discrete
Grammar
Examples
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I am going to tell you a secret.
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She keeps secrets very well.
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The secret of success is hard work.
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She kept the secret for years without saying a word.
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They discovered a secret room behind the wall.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 5: secreto, dólar, sentido and 7 more words.