secretive
/ˈsiːkrətɪv/adjective
उच्चारण सीक्रटिव
भेद रखने वाला, अपनी बात छिपाने वाला, गोपनीय स्वभाव का
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~ (about sth)
liking to keep things secret; not telling people things
भेद रखने वाला, अपनी बात छिपाने वाला, गोपनीय स्वभाव का
- She is very secretive about her plans.
- a secretive organization that holds closed meetings
- He is secretive about his salary.
+ 2 more examples
- The secretive company refused to answer any questions.
- She became secretive after her friends left the city.
Synonyms reticent tight-lipped uncommunicative
Opposite open frank communicative
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
secretive about something
Use 'about' for the matter hidden: secretive about his plans, about her salary.
छिपाई जाने वाली बात के लिए 'about' आता है: secretive about his plans, about her salary।
- Radhika was secretive about her results.
- The company is secretive about its new product.
be/become secretive
It describes the habit of not telling people things. It is used for people, groups and organisations.
यह लोगों को बातें न बताने की आदत का वर्णन करता है; यह व्यक्तियों, समूहों और संगठनों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- He has become secretive since he joined the new job.
secretive vs secret
'Secretive' describes a person who hides things; 'secret' describes the thing that is hidden or the plan itself.
'Secretive' चीज़ें छिपाने वाले व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है; 'secret' छिपी हुई चीज़ या योजना का।
- A secretive man keeps secret papers in his drawer.
secretively (adverb)
The adverb describes the way someone acts to hide something: look around secretively, whisper secretively.
Adverb उस ढंग का वर्णन करता है जिससे कोई कुछ छिपाने के लिए कार्य करता है: look around secretively, whisper secretively।
- He secretively slipped the note into her bag.
+Collocations 4
adverb + secretive
veryhighlyextremelynaturallyratherunusually
- The officer was highly secretive about the operation.
secretive + noun
naturemannersmilepersonhabitorganisation
- His secretive nature made it hard to know his plans.
verb + secretive
bebecomeremaingrowseemstay
- She grew secretive after her friend left.
secretive + about
about his pastabout moneyabout the projectabout the reason
- Why are you so secretive about your marks?
“More examples 5
- The old man is secretive about his savings.
बुज़ुर्ग अपनी बचत के बारे में बात छिपाते हैं।
- The government was secretive about the details of the deal.
सरकार ने सौदे के ब्योरे के बारे में गोपनीयता बरती।
- Her secretive smile made me curious.
उसकी रहस्यमयी मुस्कान ने मुझे जिज्ञासु बना दिया।
- Teenagers sometimes become secretive and spend hours in their rooms.
किशोर कभी-कभी बातें छिपाने लगते हैं और कमरों में घंटों बिताते हैं।
- The company remained secretive until the day of the launch.
कंपनी लॉन्च के दिन तक गोपनीयता बनाए रही।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is very secretive on his plans.
✓ He is very secretive about his plans.
The preposition after 'secretive' is 'about'.
'Secretive' के बाद preposition 'about' आता है।
✗ Why are you being secretive from me?
✓ Why are you being secretive with me?
For the person from whom you hide things, 'secretive' takes 'with', not 'from'.
जिस व्यक्ति से बातें छिपाई जाएँ, उसके लिए 'secretive' के साथ 'with' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ He secretive hid the letter under the mattress.
✓ He secretively hid the letter under the mattress.
'Hid' is a verb, so it needs the adverb 'secretively'.
'Hid' क्रिया है, इसलिए उसे adverb 'secretively' चाहिए।
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AaSpelling
se·cre·tive
?Which word?
Do not confuse with secrete (to produce a liquid).
इसे secrete (स्राव करना) से भ्रमित न करें।