Private Definition

Private Definition
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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; unrelated to one's official job or position: a former senator who has returned to private life; a college president speaking in his private capacity as a legal expert.
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.
solitary ; secluded : He wants to meet us in a more private place.
preferring privacy; retiring : a very private person.
intimate ; most personal: private behavior.
of, having, or receiving special hospital facilities, privileges, and services, especially a room of one's own and liberal visiting hours: a private room; a private patient.
of, relating to, or coming from nongovernmental sources: private funding.
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
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in private , not publicly; secretly : The hearing will be conducted in private.
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin prīvātus “private,” literally, “taken away (from public affairs),” special use of past participle of prīvāre “to rob”; see deprive , -ate 1
pri·vate·ly, adverb pri·vate·ness, noun quasi-private, adjective qua·si-pri·vate·ly, adverb
un·pri·vate, adjective un·pri·vate·ly, adverb un·pri·vate·ness, noun
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not widely or publicly known they had private reasons for the decision
confidential; secret a private conversation
not for general or public use a private bathroom
(prenominal) individual; special my own private recipe
(prenominal) having no public office, rank, etc a private man
(prenominal) denoting a soldier of the lowest military rank a private soldier
of, relating to, or provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body the private sector ; private housing
(of a place) retired; sequestered; not overlooked
(of a person) reserved; uncommunicative
in private in secret; confidentially
a soldier of the lowest rank, sometimes separated into qualification grades, in many armies and marine corps private first class
Derived forms of private privately , adverb
C14: from Latin prīvātus belonging to one individual, withdrawn from public life, from prīvāre to deprive, bereave
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Government and private actors could improve their vaccine rollouts to get more shots in arms faster.
The private club that’s reportedly flying wealthy Brits to Dubai for their jabs.
I grew up feeling very private and embarrassed about human sexuality and bodies, and I don’t want my children to feel like that.
This is perhaps one case where the much-criticized use of private prisons has an advantage over those run by government.
Soon, the group was back under fire again, though, for posting the private conversations between Horn and Becker.
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The family was taking some private moments for a closing of the coffin in keeping with Chinese ritual.
But while his public profile receded, his private life blossomed.
My nickname was Captain, though I was a private , first class.
The role of private investigators has stirred controversy in the investigation.
Dean Swift was indeed a misanthrope by theory, however he may have made exception to private life.
But if what I told him were true, he was still at a loss how a kingdom could run out of its estate like a private person.
The private chapel, built out from the house on the side next Calne, had not been used for years and years.
Proof was given to him, of Elizabeth having admitted Ripperda to private political discussions in the Altheim apartments.
The two enjoyed a mutual understanding from which he was excluded, a private intimacy that was spiritual, mental,— physical.
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only for one person or group and not for everyone:
She has a small office that is used for private discussions .
I caught him looking through my private papers .
The sign on the gate said "Private Property - No Trespassing!"
Apparently in interviews he refuses to talk about his private life .
Private thoughts and opinions are secret and not discussed with other people :
Although I support the project in public , my private opinion is that it will fail .
secret The spies had a secret meeting. covert The government was accused of covert military operations. clandestine He arranged a clandestine meeting between his client and the candidate. confidential All the information you give us will be treated as strictly confidential. classified These documents contain classified information.
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A private place is quiet and has no other people to see or hear you:
Is there somewhere private where we can talk ?
A private person does not like to talk about their personal feelings and thoughts :
If you talk to someone or do something in private, you do it without other people being present :
Jamie wants to speak to me in private.

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Unless it's marked 'private', my secretary usually opens my post . The hospital gives mothers no quiet private time to bond with their babies . We've been invited to a private viewing , before the exhibition opens . You had no business reading my private letters . Do you mind ? We're trying to have a private conversation here!

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controlled or paid for by a person or company and not by the government :
Banks should be supporting small private businesses .

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She has her own private plane . She's decided to leave the Health Service and join a private practice . The government restructured the coal industry before selling it to private owners . The upper classes usually send their children to expensive private schools .

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