secretly

Everyday

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 →

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 Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Laban's complaint that Jacob fled "secretly" shows how deceit hurts trust. The secret wife in the Numbers law is part of the ritual of the suspected woman (sotah). In the primary 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

• Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp; (Torah GEN.31.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, she being defiled secretly, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken in the act; (Torah NUM.5.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour. (Writings JOB.13.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• And my heart hath been secretly enticed, and my mouth hath kissed my hand; (Writings JOB.31.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof. (Writings JOB.4.12, JPS 1917) 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.