pri·vate (pr  v t)adj. 1. a. Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others: a private hideaway. b. Designed or intended for one's exclusive use: a private room. 2. a. Of or confined to the individual; personal: a private joke; private opinions. b. Undertaken on an individual basis: private studies; private research. c. Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges: a private patient. 3. Not available for public use, control, or participation: a private club; a private party. 4. a. Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government: private property. b. Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources: private funding. c. Conducted and supported primarily by individuals or groups not affiliated with governmental agencies or corporations: a private college; a private sanatorium. d. Enrolled in or attending a private school: a private student. 5. Not holding an official or public position: a private citizen. 6. a. Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret: private papers; a private communication. b. Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate: private behavior; a private tragedy. c. Placing a high value on personal privacy: a private person. n. Idioms: 1. a. Abbr. PVT or Pvt or Pvt. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps that is below private first class. b. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in a military organization. 2. privates Private parts. Often used with the. go private To take a publicly owned company into private ownership, as by a leveraged buyout. in private Not in public; secretly or confidentially. [Middle English privat, from Latin pr v tus, not in public life, past participle of prvre, to release, deprive, from prvus, single, alone; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]pri vate·ly adv.pri vate·ness n. |
private
Adjective
1. not for general or public use: a private bathroom
2. confidential or secret: a private conversation
3. involving someone's domestic and personal life rather than his or her work or business: what I do in my private life is none of your business
4. owned or paid for by individuals rather than by the government: private enterprise
5. not publicly known: they had private reasons for the decision
6. having no public office, rank, or position: the Red Cross received donations from private citizens
7. (of a place) quiet and secluded: the garden is completely private
8. (of a person) quiet and retiring: she was private – her life was her own
Noun
1. a soldier of the lowest rank in the army
2. in private in secret [Latin privatus belonging to one individual, withdrawn from public life]
privately adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  private - an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"enlisted man - a male enlisted person in the armed forces |
| Adj. | 1. | 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" esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers" public - not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures" |
| 2. | private - concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters" personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers" | |
| 3. | private - concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers" | |
| 4. | private - not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" inward - relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections" |
private
adjective 2. exclusive, individual, privately owned, own, special, particular, reserved << OPPOSITE public
adjective 3. secret, confidential, covert, inside, closet, unofficial, privy (archaic) clandestine, off the record, hush-hush (informal) in camera << OPPOSITE public
adjective 5. secluded, secret, separate, isolated, concealed, retired, sequestered, not overlooked << OPPOSITE busy
adjective 6. solitary, reserved, retiring, withdrawn, discreet, secretive, self-contained, reclusive, reticent, insular, introvert, uncommunicative << OPPOSITE sociable
noun 7. enlisted man, U.S. tommy Brit. (informal) private soldier, Tommy Atkins Brit. (informal) squaddie or squaddy Brit. (slang) >> in private in secret, privately, personally, behind closed doors, in camera, between ourselves, confidentially
Translations
private [ˈpraɪvɪt] adj (= personal) → particular (= confidential); secreto, confidencial (= intimate); privado, íntimo; [sitting etc] → a puerta cerrada
"private" (on envelope) → "confidencial";
(on door) → "privado";
in private → en privado;
to be in private practice → tener consulta particular
private [ˈpraɪvɪt] adj (= not public) → privé(e) (= personal); personnel(le); [house, car, lesson] → particulier/ière (= quiet) [place] → tranquille
"private" (on envelope) → "personnelle";
(on door) → "privé";
in private → en privé;
to be in private practice → être médecin (or dentiste etc) non conventionné;
private [ˈpraɪvɪt] adj → privat; [life] → Privat-; [thoughts, plans etc] → persönlich; [place] → abgelegen (= secretive) [person] → verschlossen
n (Mil) → Gefreite(r) m;
"private" (on envelope) → "vertraulich";
(on door) → "privat";
in private → privat;
in (his) private life → in seinem Privatleben;
to be in private practice (Med) → Privatpatienten haben;
private hearing (Law) → nicht öffentliche Verhandlung f
private [ˈpraɪvɪt] adj → privato/a; personale
"private " (on envelope) → "riservata";
in private → in privato;
private hearing (LAW) → udienza a porte chiuse;
to be in private practice → essere medico non convenzionato (con la mutua)
adj private [ˈpraivət]
1 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. privaat خاص личен soukromý privat privat ιδιωτικός, ιδιαίτερος, προσωπικός, ατομικός privado isiklik, era- خصوصی yksityinen privé פְּרָטִי व्यक्तिगत, वैयक्तिक magán- pribadi einka- privato 個人の 개인적인, 사적인 privatus, asmeninis privāts; personisks peribadi priv{#225}{#130}{#225} privat prywatny privado privat, personal; secret; intim частный, личный súkromný zaseben privatni privat, personlig ที่เป็นส่วนตัว özel 私人的 приватний نجي، خاص riêng tư 私人的
2 having no public or official position or rank It is your duty as a private citizen to report this matter to the police. privaat فَرْدي ، شَخْصي частен soukromý, prostý privat Privat-... ιδιώτης, (απλός) πολίτης particular rea- غیر دولتی؛ شخصی yksityis- simple (citoyen/-enne) פְּרָטִי असार्वजनिक magánember swasta óbreyttur semplice, privato 私的な 공직[]에 있지 않은 eilinis neoficiāls; personisks; vienkāršs biasa particulier vanlig, menig prywatny simples simplu (cetăţean) частный, неофициальный súkromný neuraden privatni privat พลเรือน sıradan 無官職的，平民的 той, що не є державним службовцем عام، غير سرکاري cá nhân 无官职的，平民的
n
in the army, an ordinary soldier, not an officer. manskap جُنْدي عادي редник prostý menig gewöhnlicher Soldat απλός στρατιώτης soldado raso reamees سرباز وظیفه varusmies (simple) soldat טוּרַאי सामान्य सैनिक közkatona prajurit óbreyttur soldato semplice 兵 병사, 사병 eilinis ierindnieks prebet soldaat zonder rang menig szeregowiec soldado raso (simplu) soldat рядовой vojak (navaden) vojak redov menig พลทหาร er 士兵 рядовий عام فوجي binh nhì 士兵
n privacy [ˈprivəsi, (American ) ˈprai-]
the state of being away from other people's sight or interest in the privacy of your own home. privaatheid خُصوصِيَّه уединение soukromí uforstyrrethed die Zurückgezogenheit ιδιωτικό περιβάλλον, ησυχία, άσυλο intimidad, privacidad privaatsus خلوت yksityisyys intimité פְּרָטִיוּת एकान्त स्थान, एकान्तता magánélet keleluasaan pribadi næði; einkalíf intimità プライバシー 사적 자유, 사생활 vienuma, atskiruma vientulība; noslēgtība bersendirian tanpa gangguan privacy privatliv, fred og ro odosobnienie, zacisze privacidade intimitate уединение súkromie zasebnost privatnost avskildhet, privatliv ความสันโดษ özel hayat, mahremiyet 隱居 самотність; відлюдність عزلت، عليحدگي sự riêng tư; đời tư 隐居
adv privately
privaat بِصورَةٍ خُصوصِيَّه частно soukromě privat; personligt privat ιδιωτικά privadamente, en privado privaatselt بطور خصوصی yksityisesti en privé בְּאוֹפֶן פְּרָטִי व्यक्तिगत रूप से titkosan; személyesen secara pribadi undir fjögur augu; leynilega privatamente 個人として 개인으로서, 은밀하게 privačiai, asmeniškai privāti; personiski secara peribadi priv{#225}{#130}{#225} privat prywatnie particularmente în particular; între patru ochi частный образом súkromne zasebno privatno privat, personligt อย่างสันโดษ özel olarak 私人地 приватно نجي طور پر một cách riêng tư 私人地
private enterprise
the management and financing of industry etc by individual persons or companies and not by the state. privaat onderneming أعمال حُرَّه частно предприятие soukromé podnikání privat virksomhed freie Wirtschaft ιδιωτική πρωτοβουλία empresa privada eraettevõte, eraettevõtlus اقتصاد آزاد yksityisyritteliäisyys entreprise privée יָזמָה פְּרָטִית निजी उद्यम व्यवस्था magánvállalkozás perusahaan swasta frjálst framtak, einkaframtak iniziativa privata 民間企業 민간 기업, 개인 기업 privatus verslas privātuzņēmums perusahaan swasta particulier initiatief privat initiativ/virksomhet sektor prywatny iniciativa privada întreprindere particulară частное предприятие súkromné podnikanie zasebno podjetje privatno preduzeće fri företagsamhet บริษัทเอกชน özel girişim 私人企業 підприємництво نجي کمپني، غير سرکاري کمپني doanh nghiệp tư nhân 私人企业
private means
money that does not come from one's work but from investment, inheritance etc. privaatgeld أموال خاصَّه وِراثِيَّه частни средства soukromé příjmy privatindtægt; privatformue das Privatvermögen προσωπική περιουσία renta de fuente particular omanditulud پولی که بطور مرتب دریافت می شود اما شخص در قبال آن کاری انجام نمی دهد pääomatulo fortune personnelle הַכנָסָה פְּרָטִית काम के बजाय निवेश इत्यादि से प्राप्त आय vagyon uang sendiri einkaeignir rendita 不労所得 봉급외 수입 asmeninės pajamos papildienākumi wang sendiri eigen middelen inntekt av formue/arv środki własne meios pessoais avere personală личное состояние súkromné príjmy zasebna sredstva privatna sredstva privat förmögenhet ผลกำไร şahsî gelir 工資以外的收入 особистий статок; особисте майно سرمايہ کاري يا وراثت وغيرہ سے ملے ہوئے مال thu nhập riêng do đầu tư, thừa kế (không phải từ lương) 工资以外的收入
in private
with no-one else listening or watching; not in public May I speak to you in private? privaat سِرّاً، بَعيدا عن الأنْظار насаме mezi čtyřma očima privat; under fire øjne unter vier Augen ιδιαιτέρως, κατ' ιδίαν en privado nelja silma all بطور خصوصی kahden kesken en privé בִיחִידוּת अकेले में bizalmasan secara pribadi undir fjögur augu in privato こっそり 은밀히, 비공식적으로 privačiai, prie keturių akių konfidenciāli; slepeni berdua sahaja onder vier ogen under fire øyne, på tomannshånd na osobności em particular în particular; între patru ochi конфиденциально medzi štyrmi očami zaupno privatno privat, enskilt, mellan fyra ögon เป็นการส่วนตัว özel olarak, baş başa 秘密地 наодинці عليحدہ، رازدارانہ riêng 秘密地
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