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off-the-record

/ˌɒf ðə ˈrekɔːd/adjective

उच्चारण ऑफ़ द रेकॉर्ड

अनौपचारिक, गोपनीय (जिसे प्रकाशित न किया जाए)

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    (of a statement or remark) made unofficially and not intended to be published or repeated

    अनौपचारिक, गोपनीय (जिसे प्रकाशित न किया जाए)

    • The minister made some off-the-record comments to reporters.
    • an off-the-record briefing

    Synonyms unofficial confidential private

    Opposite official public

adverb
  1. 1

    unofficially, without wanting what you say to be published or used publicly

    अनौपचारिक रूप से, गोपनीय तौर पर

    • Off the record, the officer admitted that mistakes had been made.
    • She spoke off the record about the talks.

    Synonyms unofficially privately confidentially

    Opposite officially publicly on the record

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Write off-the-record with hyphens before a noun, but off the record without hyphens after a verb.

Noun से पहले off-the-record hyphen के साथ लिखें, लेकिन verb के बाद off the record बिना hyphen के लिखें।