covert
US
/ˈkoʊvɚt/
UK
/ˈkəʊvɜːt/
Meaning
Kept secret or hidden, especially to avoid being noticed or to prevent others from knowing about it.
गुप्त या छिपा हुआ, खासकर ताकि दूसरों को उसके बारे में पता न चले।
Examples
“The agency carried out a covert operation across the border.”
“They used a covert camera to record the meeting.”
“The team worked covertly to gather information without attracting attention.”
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Not natural: The team planned covertly operation.
Better: The team planned a covert operation.
Use the adjective covert before a noun; covertly is an adverb that describes an action.
Noun से पहले adjective covert आता है; covertly adverb है, जो किसी काम करने के तरीके को बताता है।
Not natural: They kept the meeting covertly from the public.
Better: They kept the meeting covert from the public.
After keep + object, use the adjective covert to describe the meeting's hidden status.
Keep + object के बाद adjective covert लगाएँ, ताकि meeting की गुप्त स्थिति बताएँ।
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Covert describes something hidden or secret; use covertly when you want to describe how an action is done.
Covert किसी गुप्त चीज़ का वर्णन करता है; काम गुप्त तरीके से होने की बात कहने के लिए covertly इस्तेमाल करें।