secretly

«secretly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a way that other people do not see or know about — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Secretly means in a way that other people do not see or know about. tree →

2) Secretly can describe a feeling you keep inside and do not show, like being secretly pleased. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it tells the reader that a character is hiding an action or a feeling, which often builds surprise or tension: planning a surprise party, or a trickster acting secretly. In safety lessons: if an adult asks you to keep something secret from your parents, especially about touching or presents, tell a trusted adult — good surprises are fine, bad secrets are not. Phrases: «secretly hoped», «secretly planned», «secretly glad».

examples

• We secretly made a birthday card for Mum. tree →
• He was secretly happy that the match was cancelled. tree →
• The squirrel secretly buried nuts in the garden. tree →
• She secretly read the last page first. tree →
• The children secretly planned a surprise party for their teacher. tree →
• The spy secretly copied the map. tree →
• I secretly hoped it would snow. tree →
• If someone asks you to secretly meet them, tell a parent. tree →
• The Prince followed her secretly to see what she was going to do. tree →

note

Adverb from the adjective «secret» + -ly. Spelling: secret + ly, no extra letters. A surprise is a secret that will be shared soon and makes people happy; a secret that makes you feel unsafe or uncomfortable should be told to a trusted adult.

In the corpora

• "Extraordinary rendition" means secretly moving a prisoner to another country for interrogation, long hard questioning (US).
• Kai called his friend's new trainers ugly because he secretly wanted them, and his friend, sad, stopped wearing them.
• Jake had been proud of the bruise, but secretly it was sore and he was fed up with it.
• She was surprised and secretly pleased, and said she'd go if they bought popcorn for both streets.
• Ollie tried a shortcut: he secretly downloaded the free demo of an older game on the family console.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «secretly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.