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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•vate /ˈpraɪvɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - belonging to some particular person or persons:[before a noun]private property.
- of or relating to a particular person or a small group of persons:[before a noun]for your private enjoyment.
- intended only for the person or persons concerned;
personal:a private paper. - not holding public office or employment;
not of an official or public character:[before a noun]private citizens. - working as an independent agent:[before a noun]a private detective.
- not open to the general public:a private beach.
- preferring privacy:She's a very private person.
- not funded by public sources or agencies:[before a noun]a small, private Catholic school.
n. [countable] - a soldier of the lowest enlisted ranks.
- privates, private parts.
Idioms- Idioms in private, not publicly;
secretly:We met in private.
pri•vate•ly, adv.: Publicly she said one thing, but privately she went around saying just the opposite.See -priv-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•vate (prī′vit),USA pronunciation adj. - belonging to some particular person:private property.
- pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons;
individual;
personal:for your private satisfaction. - confined to or intended only for the persons immediately concerned;
confidential:a private meeting. - personal and not publicly expressed:one's private feelings.
- not holding public office or employment:private citizens.
- not of an official or public character:private life.
- 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. - solitary;
secluded. - preferring privacy;
retiring:a very private person. - intimate;
most personal:private behavior. - of, having, or receiving special hospital facilities, privileges, and services, esp. a room of one's own and liberal visiting hours:a private room; a private patient.
- of lowest military rank.
- of, pertaining to, or coming from nongovernmental sources:private funding.
n. - a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- privates. See private parts.
- in private, not publicly;
secretly:The hearing will be conducted in private.
- Latin prīvātus private, literally, taken away (from public affairs), special use of past participle of prīvāre to rob. See deprive, -ate1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged singular, particular, peculiar.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sequestered, retired.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged general, public.
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