Definitions for privately
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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.

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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 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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Doug Heye:

   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.

2. Jaimie Fuller:

   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.

3. Suranga Chandratillake:

   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.

4. Stewart Pearce:

   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.

5. Cui Tiankai:

   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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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privately
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=privately