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   private

   /ˈprʌɪvɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only: "all bedrooms have private facilities" Similar personalone's ownindividualparticularspecialexclusiveprivately ownedOpposite public
   • ▪ (of a conversation, activity, or gathering) involving only a particular person or group, and often dealing with matters that are not to be disclosed to others: "this is a private conversation" Similar confidentialstrictly confidentialsecrettop secretclassifiedunofficialoff the recordnot for publicationnot to be made publicnot to be disclosedclosetbackstageoffstageprivilegedone-on-onetête-à-têtecovertclandestinesurreptitiousin camerainformal:hush-hushOpposite openpublic
   • ▪ (of thoughts and feelings) not to be revealed to others: "she felt awkward at intruding on private grief" Similar intimatepersonalsecretinnermostinwardunspokenundeclaredundisclosedunvoicedsneakinghidden
   • ▪ (of a person) choosing not to reveal their thoughts and feelings to others: "he was a very private man" Similar reservedintrovertintrovertedself-containedreticentdiscreetuncommunicativenon-communicativemedia-shyunforthcomingsecretiveretiringungregariousunsocialunsociablewithdrawnsolitaryinsularreclusivehermit-likehermiticOpposite extrovert
   • ▪ (of a place) quiet and free from people who may interrupt: "can we go somewhere a little more private?" Similar secludedsecretquietundisturbedconcealedhiddenremoteisolatedout of the waysequesteredOpposite busycrowded
   • ▪ (especially of two people) alone and undisturbed by others: "we can phone from the library—we'll be private in there" Similar undisturbeduninterruptedwithout disturbancewithout interruptionaloneby ourselves
   • 2. (of a person) having no official or public role or position: "the paintings were sold to a private collector"
   • ▪ not connected with one's work or official position: "the ambassador visited the school in a private capacity" Similar unofficialpersonalnon-officialnon-publicOpposite official
   • 3. (of a service or industry) provided or owned by an individual or an independent, commercial company rather than the state: "this research was carried out by private industry" Similar independentnon-state-controllednon-state-runprivatizeddenationalizednon-publiccommercialprivate-enterpriseOpposite publicnationalizedstate-controlled
   • ▪ (of education or medical treatment) conducted outside the state system and charging fees to those who make use of it: "private education"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a transaction between individuals and not involving commercial organizations: "it was a private sale—no estate agent's commission"

   noun

   • 1. the lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class.
   • 2. short for private parts informal

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRIVATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of private as an adjective, noun, and idiom in English. Find out how to use private to describe personal, independent, or secret matters, and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

   • Private: Korean Translation

     PRIVATE translate: 개인의, 사설의, 사립의, 사적인, 이등병. Learn more in...

   • Private: German Translation

     PRIVATE translate: privat, Privat-…, gewöhnlicher Soldat....

   • Private: Indonesian Translation

     private translate: pribadi, swasta, prajurit. Learn more in...

   • Private: Thai Translation

     private translate: ที่เป็นส่วนตัว, พลเรือน, พลทหาร. Learn...

   • Private: Arabic Translation

     PRIVATE translate: خاصّ, خاصّ, سِرّي, عَرّيف. Learn more in...

   • Private School

     PRIVATE SCHOOL definition: 1. a school that does not receive...

   • Portuguese Translation

     PRIVATE translate: privado, particular, privado, íntimo,...

   • Private in Russian

     PRIVATE translate: отдельный, собственный , частный ,...

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRIVATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   removed from or out of public view or knowledge; secret: private papers. not open or accessible to the general public: a private beach. undertaken individually or personally: private research. without the presence of others; alone: Let's go into another room where we can be private. Synonyms: retired. solitary; secluded:

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRIVATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPRIVATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of private as an adjective and a noun, with examples of usage and translations. Private can mean not for everyone, not by the government, secret, quiet, or a soldier.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprivate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   not owned/run by state. [usually before noun] owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state. a private firm/business/hospital. The painting is now in a private collection. a former soldier working in private security.