What does privately mean?
Definitions for privately
pri·vate·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
privatelyadverb
by a private person or interest
"a privately financed campaign"
Wiktionary
privatelyadverb
In a private manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
Privatelyadverb
in a private manner; not openly; without the presence of others
Privatelyadverb
in a manner affecting an individual; personally not officially; as, he is not privately benefited
British National Corpus
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'privately' in Adverbs Frequency: #396
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of privately in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of privately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of privately in a Sentence
Privately, the overwhelming majority of [Republican politicians] are Trump skeptics — if not a step further than that, publicly though, they pick and choose their battles. I think what we've seen in the party is that you can be critical of Trump on policy.
I had some conversations and the response was, privately,' We love what you're doing but publicly we can't get involved with you politically', whether Jaimie Fuller talk about players' representation, or supporters ’ representation, or national associations, or about sponsors in particular, I have a degree of empathy for the position many find themselves in.
The city is the most genetically diverse in the world, almost all citizens use the same health system and there are a variety of tech projects, both government-funded within the NHS [ National Health Service ] and privately-funded startups, that have grown rapidly against this backdrop and stand in a very strong position.
Harry is being completely honest, he’s being honest in a way that we don’t often see because honesty in the royal family is expressed privately. This is what I mean when I say they are the voice of change. What is the voice of change? It’s love. It’s the voice of compassion. It’s the voice of care. And that is what I am hearing from Harry.
Everybody knows Huawei is a privately owned company. It is just a normal Chinese private company, so all the action taken against Huawei are politically motivated.
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