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in se·cret
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Princeton's WordNet
secretly, in secret, on the Q.T., on the QTadverb
in secrecy; not openly
"met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"
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in secretadverb
secretly
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in secret
"In secret" refers to something being done privately or confidentially without the knowledge, awareness, or understanding of others. It suggests covert, hidden, undisclosed, or clandestine actions, often to avoid scrutiny or potential consequences from those who might oppose or be affected by the action.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of in secret in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of in secret in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of in secret in a Sentence
The open secret to fast growing and becoming the functional head in the private company is to do the boot-licking of the boss.
I'm not aware that such an assessment has ever been done before, a violent domestic insurrection was almost certainly not part of the DOD and Secret Service threat matrix until six months ago, and it's the only recent known event putting the' football' in significant potential danger to provoke this level of concern.
The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts.
Now she feels what every other citizen within the north side, the west side, south side and downtown is feeling… since she's been in office that hey, crime is here, now she has her own secret little patrol on top of her regular detail patrolling her house.
We can have no confidence in the validity of a process which is conducted in secret, that is part of the reason why we're so concerned because we have no basis on which to understand why she's been detained.
Translations for in secret
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- en secretCatalan, Valencian
- heimlich, insgeheimGerman
- en secretoSpanish
- secrètementFrench
- тайно, втайне, тайком, секретноRussian
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