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# discreet

«discreet» in Mova's school dictionary: **Careful not to say or show things that should be kept…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (discreet, more discreet, most discreet)

### meaning for a pupil

Careful not to say or show things that should be kept secret; tactful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discreet/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in stories a discreet servant keeps a secret for the king or for a friend

### examples

- Be discreet and don't tell anyone the surprise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discreet/#x1)
- She was discreet about her gift. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discreet/#x2)
- A discreet friend never tells secrets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discreet/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1334/)
- [Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.920/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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