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private



pri·vate [private privates] adjective, noun BrE [ˈpraɪvət] NAmE [ˈpraɪvət]
adjective  
 
NOT PUBLIC
1. usually before noun belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use
The sign said, ‘Private property. Keep out.’
Those are my father's private papers.
The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.
The villa has its own private beach.  
 
CONVERSATION/MEETING
2. intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general or for others to know about
a private conversation
They were sharing a private joke.
Senior defence officials held private talks.  
 
FEELINGS/INFORMATION
3. that you do not want other people to know about
Syn: secret
her private thoughts and feelings  
 
NOT OWNED/RUN BY STATE
4. usually before noun owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state
private banks
a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership
Opp: public
5. only before noun working or acting for yourself rather than for the state or for a group or company, especially in health or education
private doctors
• (BrE) If I can afford it, I think I'll go private (= pay for medical care rather than use the government service).  
 
NOT WORK
6. usually before noun not connected with your work or official position
a politician's private life  
 
QUIET
7. where you are not likely to be disturbed; quiet
Let's go somewhere a bit more private.
Opp: public  
 
PERSON
8. usually before noun not wanting to share thoughts and feelings with other people
He's a very private person.  
 
LESSONS
9. usually before noun given by a teacher, etc. to one person or a small group of people for payment
She gives private English lessons at weekends.  
 
MONEY
10. that you receive from property or other sources but do not have to earn
He has a private income.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’.

Thesaurus:
private adj.
1.
All bedrooms have private bathrooms.
personal • • own • • exclusive • • individual
Opp: public
sb's private/personal/own/individual experience
sb's private/personal/own opinion
sb's private/personal/own/exclusive property
Private or personal? Private things belong to a particular person or group, or are for them to use; they are not for people in general. Personal things, details, etc. belong to a particular individual person and not any other individual person.
2.
Senior defence officials held private talks.
personal • • secret • • confidential • • classified • • undisclosed • • intimate
Opp: public
private/personal/secret/confidential/classified/undisclosed information
private/personal/secret/confidential/classified documents
sb's private/personal life
Private or personal? You can usually use either word to describe sth that is not connected with your work or official position, except:
•a personal friend of mine
 ✗ a private friend of mine

Example Bank:
She was scared of revealing her private thoughts and feelings.
The media are obsessed with the star's private life.
Those are my father's private papers.
You shouldn't listen in on other people's private conversations.
Idiom:in private
Derived Word:privately
 
noun
1. countable (abbr.Pte) (BrE)a soldier of the lowest rank in the army
Private (John) Smith
2. privatesplural (informal) = private parts

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’.
 

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