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1. (adj.) private
belonging to some particular person or persons:
private property.
2. private
pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons:
for your private satisfaction.
3. private
confined to or intended only for the person or persons immediately concerned:
a private communication.
4. private
not holding public office or employment:
private citizens.
5. private
not of an official or public character:
to return to private life.
6. private
removed from or out of public view or knowledge; personal; secret:
private papers.
7. private
not open or accessible to the general public:
a private beach.
8. private
undertaken or operated independently:
private research.
9. private
working as an independent individual:
a private detective.
10. private
solitary; secluded.
11. private
preferring privacy; retiring.
12. (n.) private
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
13. private
privates,
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1. (adj) private, buck private, common soldier
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
"our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
2. (adj) private
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
"a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
3. (adj) private
concerning things deeply private and personal
"private correspondence"; "private family matters"
4. (adj) individual(a), private
concerning one person exclusively
"we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath"
5. (adj) secret, private
not expressed
"secret (or private) thoughts"
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1. (adjective) private
in a place where you cannot be seen or heard by other people
a private consultation room; Let's go over there where it's more private.; I needed to discuss it with him in private.
2. private
in private
(of personal information) that you do not want everyone to know about
sb's private records; a private matter
3. private
private life
sb's personal activities, not what they do at work
She doesn't want to talk about her private life.
4. private
only for one person or only for the owners to use
a house with a private pool; his own private jet; private English lessons
5. private
paid for or controlled by individuals, not the government
a private college; a private company; Can we talk privately somewhere?; We'll be paying for her education privately.; a privately owned car
6. (noun) private
a soldier of the lowest rank
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1. (adj) Private
belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary
2. (adj) Private
sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer
3. (adj) Private
not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life
4. (adj) Private
not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding
5. (adj) Private
having secret or private knowledge; privy
6. (noun) Private
a secret message; a personal unofficial communication
7. (noun) Private
personal interest; particular business
8. (noun) Private
privacy; retirement
9. (noun) Private
one not invested with a public office
10. (noun) Private
a common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer
11. (noun) Private
the private parts; the genitals
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Sense: of, for, or belonging to, one person or group, not to the general public
The headmaster lives in a private apartment in the school; in my private (=personal) opinion; This information is to be kept strictly private; You shouldn't listen to private conversations.
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 Afrikaans: privaat |
 Arabic: خاص |
 Bulgarian: личен |
 Brazilian: privado |
 Czech: soukromý |
 German: privat |
 Danish: privat |
 Greek: ιδιωτικός, ιδιαίτερος, πρ |
 Spanish: privado |
 Estonian: isiklik, era- |
 Farsi: خصوصی |
 Finnish: yksityinen |
 French: privé |
 Hebrew: פְּרָטִי |
 Hindi: व्यक्तिगत, वैयक्तिक |
 Hungarian: magán- |
 Indonesian: pribadi |
 Icelandic: einka- |
 Italian: privato |
 Japanese: 個人の |
 Korean: 개인적인 |
 Lithuanian: privatus, asmeninis |
 Latvian: privāts; personisks |
 Malay: peribadi |
 Dutch: privé |
 Norwegian: privat |
 Polish: prywatny |
 Persian: خصوصی |
 Pashto: خصوصى |
 Portuguese: privado |
 Romanian: privat, personal; secret; |
 Russian: частный, личный |
 Slovak: súkromný |
 Slovenian: zaseben |
 Serbian: privatni |
 Swedish: privat, personlig |
 Thai: ที่เป็นส่วนตัว |
 Turkish: özel |
 Taiwanese: 私人的 |
 Ukrainian: приватний |
 Urdu: نجي، خاص |
 Vietnamese: riêng tư |
 Chinese: 私人的 |
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