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Princeton's WordNet

  1. privately, in private, in cameraadverb

    kept private or confined to those intimately concerned

    "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was questioned in private"

  2. privatelyadverb

    by a private person or interest

    "a privately financed campaign"

Wiktionary

  1. privatelyadverb

    In a private manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Privatelyadverb

    Secretly; not openly.

    Etymology: from private.

    There, this night,
    We’ll pass the business privately and well. William Shakespeare.

    And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately. Mat. xxiv. 3.

ChatGPT

  1. privately

    Privately refers to something done or existing in a personal or confidential manner. It often refers to actions undertaken without the knowledge or involvement of other people, usually in a secluded, non-public space. This term can also refer to anything owned or operated by non-governmental entities or individuals.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Privatelyadverb

    in a private manner; not openly; without the presence of others

  2. Privatelyadverb

    in a manner affecting an individual; personally not officially; as, he is not privately benefited

British National Corpus

  1. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'privately' in Adverbs Frequency: #396

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of privately in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of privately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of privately in a Sentence

  1. Dhruva Jaishankar:

    I imagine any differences would be communicated privately and India sees no inherent benefits to public condemnation, vision 2030... offers some potentially exciting opportunities including investment in Saudi Arabia [ and ] offering services in software and educational opportunities.

  2. Murray Rubin:

    We spend more than 85 percent of our money contributions on our mission, so we’re a lean, mean organization so to speak, we don’t spend a tremendous amount on fundraising— we don’t have mass mailings, we don’t have advertising, we’re totally privately funded.

  3. Rod Rosenstein:

    There have been people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time.

  4. Reince Priebus:

    Give me a break, i’m getting crushed all over the place, and you won’t say publicly what you told me privately?

  5. Kimberly White/Getty Images:

    My faith is really the foundation of who I am, it’s so important to me, and it’s always a part of me, whether it’s at home and privately, or when I’m reading the Bible in Bible study. But also at work, and the choices I make within work, and the companies I choose to work with and the projects that I choose to take on.

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