Definitions for Privately
pri·vate·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. privatelyadverb

   In a private manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to pronounce Privately?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Privately in sign language?

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. United States:

   Donald Trump is now being investigated by the FBI for colluding with Vladimir Putin to affect the 2016 United States election, and now, Donald Trump is effectively colluding with Putin right now, meeting privately with Putin.

2. Justin Amash:

   From the time the President was elected, I was urging Leading Freedom Caucus members to remain independent and to be willing to push back against the President where Leading Freedom Caucus members thought he was wrong, leading Freedom Caucus members've decided to stick with the President time and again, even where Leading Freedom Caucus members disagree with him privately.

3. Cameron Moll:

   To work entirely independent of others is art. To work creatively as a team, with a share of the work done privately, is design.

4. Buckingham Palace:

   He is spending this week privately, before resuming his schedule of public engagements next week. Further details will be announced in due course.

5. Yang Jiechi:

   I’m not going to sit here publicly and brandish threats, but what I will tell you is we are communicating directly and privately to Beijing that there absolutely will be consequences.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Privately
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Privately
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Privately
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Privately