confidential
/ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃl/adjective
उच्चारण कॉन्फ़िडेन्शल
गोपनीय, गुप्त, जो दूसरों को न बताया जाए
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meant to be kept secret and not told to or shared with other people
गोपनीय, गुप्त, जो दूसरों को न बताया जाए
- The report is strictly confidential.
- Doctors must keep patients' records confidential.
- Please keep this information confidential until the results are out.
+ 2 more examples
- Salary details are confidential and cannot be shared with colleagues.
- The lawyer handled a confidential file about the merger.
Synonyms secret private classified
Opposite public open well-known
- 2
(of a person's manner) showing that you trust somebody with a secret
(ढंग) विश्वासपूर्वक धीमे स्वर में कहने वाला
- She leaned over and spoke in a confidential whisper.
- He lowered his voice and gave a confidential nod.
- He gave her a confidential smile across the table.
+ 2 more examples
- In a confidential tone, Anil told us about the surprise.
- She sat close and spoke in a confidential murmur.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
confidential + noun
Use it with documents, files, reports and information that must be kept secret.
यह उन दस्तावेज़ों, फ़ाइलों, रिपोर्टों और सूचनाओं के साथ आता है जिन्हें गुप्त रखना होता है।
- The file is marked confidential.
- Patient records are strictly confidential.
treat/keep sth confidential
Keep or treat takes confidential as a complement to say how the information must be handled.
'Keep' या 'treat' के बाद 'confidential' यह बताता है कि सूचना को कैसे संभालना है।
- Please keep this matter confidential.
in confidence / confidentially
In confidence means as a secret; the adverb confidentially is used when speaking or writing privately.
'In confidence' का अर्थ रहस्य के रूप में है; निजी तौर पर कहने या लिखने के लिए adverb 'confidentially' आता है।
- He told me confidentially that he would resign.
confidential vs confident
Confidential relates to secrets; confident means sure of yourself or of something.
'Confidential' गोपनीयता से जुड़ा है; 'confident' का अर्थ स्वयं पर या किसी बात पर विश्वास है।
- She is confident of success.
- The result is confidential.
+Collocations 4
confidential + noun
informationreportfilelettersource
- The journalist protected his confidential source.
adverb + confidential
strictlyhighlytotallylegallycompletely
- The exam papers are strictly confidential.
verb + confidential
keepremaintreat asmarkdeclare
- Staff must keep all client data confidential.
confidential + tone
a confidential tonea confidential whispera confidential chat
- She leaned forward and spoke in a confidential whisper.
“More examples 5
- Your answers in the survey will remain confidential.
सर्वेक्षण में आपके उत्तर गोपनीय रहेंगे।
- The bank warned staff never to share confidential customer details.
बैंक ने कर्मचारियों को चेतावनी दी कि ग्राहकों का गोपनीय विवरण कभी साझा न करें।
- Radhika sent her resignation in a confidential letter to the director.
राधिका ने अपना त्यागपत्र निदेशक को गोपनीय पत्र में भेजा।
- Doctors must keep all patient information confidential.
डॉक्टरों को रोगियों की सारी जानकारी गोपनीय रखनी चाहिए।
- He lowered his voice and gave a confidential smile.
उसने आवाज़ धीमी की और विश्वास भरी मुस्कान दी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am confidential that I will pass.
✓ I am confident that I will pass.
Being sure of yourself is confident, not confidential.
स्वयं पर भरोसा होने के लिए 'confident' आता है, 'confidential' नहीं।
✗ The principal kept the matter confident.
✓ The principal kept the matter confidential.
A secret matter is confidential; confident describes a person.
गुप्त मामला 'confidential' होता है; 'confident' व्यक्ति के लिए है।
✗ The principal asked us to keep it confidentially.
✓ The principal asked us to keep it confidential.
After keep, use the adjective confidential, not the adverb.
'Keep' के बाद adjective 'confidential' आता है, adverb नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
secret private classified intimate hushed low restricted
Antonyms
public open well-known disclosed
AaSpelling
con·fi·den·tial
?Which word?
confidential, confident and confidant
Confidential means secret: 'a confidential file'. Confident means sure of yourself: 'a confident speaker'. A confidant (noun, from French) is a person you tell your secrets to: 'her closest confidant'. All three come from confide, to trust with a secret.
Confidential का अर्थ 'गोपनीय' है: 'a confidential file'। Confident का अर्थ 'आत्मविश्वासी' है: 'a confident speaker'। Confidant (noun, French से) वह व्यक्ति है जिसे आप अपने राज़ बताते हैं: 'her closest confidant'। तीनों confide (राज़ सौंपना) से बने हैं।
The confidential/confident/confidant set is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में confidential, confident और confidant का सेट पूछा जाता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Strictly confidential, a confidential report (annual CR of an employee).
Collocations: strictly confidential, a confidential report (कर्मचारी की वार्षिक CR)।