Meaning

11 senses
  1. Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.

    In some countries, healthcare is provided by both the government and private companies.

    privat

    ча́стныйčástnyj, прива́тныйprivátnyj, ли́чныйlíčnyj

    прива́тнийpryvátnyj

  2. Relating to an individual or group of individuals outside of their official roles; often, sensitive or personal.

    This book is her private journal.

  3. Not publicly known or divulged; secret, confidential; (of a message) intended only for a specific person or group.

    The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.

  4. Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.

    Can we go somewhere more private?

  5. Not in governmental office or employment.

    Military secrets should not be entrusted to unreliable private individuals.

  6. Secretive; reserved.

    He is a very private person.

  7. Not traded by the public.

    private equity

    privat

    ча́стныйčástnyj, закры́тыйzakrýtyj, необщедосту́пныйneobščedostúpnyj

  8. Of a room in a medical facility, not shared with another patient.

  9. Financially reliant on fees rather than government funding.

  10. (not comparable)Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.

  11. Of the mind or language, not in principle experienceable, knowable, or understandable by others.

More definitions
  • concerning things deeply private and personal
  • confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
  • not expressed
  • concerning one person exclusively

Examples

717 sentences
  1. The number of private colleges has increased.

    Кількість приватних коледжів виросла.

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  2. You and I should talk in private.

    Ми з тобою повинні поговорити наодинці.

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  3. I'd like to talk with you in private.

    Я хотів би поговорити з тобою наодинці.

    ruЯ бы хотел поговорить с Вами наедине.

    deIch würde gern mit dir unter vier Augen reden.

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  4. I'd like to speak with Tom in private.

    Я хотів би поговорити з Томом наодинці.

    ruЯ хотел бы поговорить с Томом наедине.

    deIch möchte mit Tom unter vier Augen sprechen.

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  5. I wish to speak to Tom in private.

    Я хочу поговорити з Томом наодинці.

    ruЯ хочу поговорить с Томом наедине.

    deIch will mit Tom unter vier Augen sprechen.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group:
Русский
By meaning 2
belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group:
not accessible by the public:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group:

Origin

From Middle English privat(e) (“individual, exclusive, private”), from Latin prīvātus (“be

From Middle English privat(e) (“individual, exclusive, private”), from Latin prīvātus (“bereaved, deprived, set apart from, release”), perfect passive participle of prīvō (“to bereave, deprive, release”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more), from prīvus (“private, one's own, proper”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per; compare prime, prior, pristine. Doublet of privy.

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Forms

more private, most private
Comparativemore private Lesson
Superlativemost private Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a private detective
  • private detective
  • hired a private
  • is a private
  • a private investigator
  • private investigator
  • a private school
  • my private life
  • private life
  • private school
  • his private life
  • has a private

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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