Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Internet)To make something hidden from the public (without deleting it permanently).

Examples

717 sentences

  1. The number of private colleges has increased.

    Кількість приватних коледжів виросла. — deniko

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  2. You and I should talk in private.

    Ми з тобою повинні поговорити наодинці. — Ahha

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

    Я хотів би поговорити з тобою наодинці. — deniko

    ruЯ бы хотел поговорить с Вами наедине. — sigavax

    deIch würde gern mit dir unter vier Augen reden. — Sudajaengi

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

    Я хотів би поговорити з Томом наодинці. — deniko

    ruЯ хотел бы поговорить с Томом наедине. — marafon

    deIch möchte mit Tom unter vier Augen sprechen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. I wish to speak to Tom in private.

    Я хочу поговорити з Томом наодинці. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу поговорить с Томом наедине. — afyodor

    deIch will mit Tom unter vier Augen sprechen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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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

privates, privating, privated, privated
Base formprivate · to private
3rd person singularprivates
Present participleprivating
Past simpleprivated
Past participleprivated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprivate
he, she, itprivates

Past simpleLesson

all personsprivated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave privated
he, she, ithas privated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill private

Word family

53 related words
DerivedprivacyB1buck privatein privatenonprivateprivate ambulanceprivate areaprivate bankprivate bankingprivate benefitsprivate billprivate brandprivate candidateprivate carprivate costprivate creditprivate detectiveprivate docentprivate enterpriseprivate equityprivateerprivate eyeprivate goodprivate houseprivate investigator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

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
prisonB1prisonerB1pristineprivacyB1privatelyB2privatizationprivatizeprivilegeB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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