secret

/ˈsiːkrət/ adjective

Translation

› If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it.

gizli, mahrem

a secret affair/meeting I'll tell you but you must keep it secret.1985

secret admirer/drinker, etc › someone who does something or feels something without telling other people about it

gizli hayran; saklı gizli içki içen

1985

secretly adverb ›

gizlice

He secretly taped their conversation. → See also top-secret

(Definition of secret adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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