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# confidential

«confidential» in Mova's school dictionary: **secret and should only be seen or shared by certain people** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (confidential); adverb confidentially

### meaning for a pupil

1) Confidential information is secret and should only be seen or shared by certain people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidential/#m1)

2) Confidential describes a quiet, private way of speaking that shows you trust someone: «in a confidential voice». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidential/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life doctors, schools and banks keep records confidential. In e-safety, passwords and personal details are confidential and must not be shared online. In stories a character whispers in a confidential tone. Phrases: strictly confidential, keep confidential, in confidence.

### examples

- Your medical records are confidential. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidential/#x1)
- This letter is strictly confidential. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidential/#x2)
- Keep your password confidential. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidential/#x3)
- She told me in a confidential whisper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidential/#x4)
- The school keeps pupils' details confidential. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidential/#x5)
- Please treat this information as confidential. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidential/#x6)

### note

Spelling: con-fi-den-tial, «-tial». Noun «confidentiality». Safety: if an adult asks you to keep something confidential that makes you uncomfortable, tell a trusted grown-up — some secrets should not be kept.

### In the corpora

- [Confidential means kept private; helplines and counsellors keep what you say private unless someone is in danger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/29-getting-help-when-sadness-or-worry-wont-go-away/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «confidential» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidential/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.