private
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1.8
- adjective
- /ˈpraɪvɪt/
- My private room, please.
- private sector
- public-private partnership
- a private school
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Watch on YouTubeSo they all come to this club, private club for New Year's.
- So they all come to this club, private club for New Year's.
- And then some obviously would use private or religious schools.
- But the rich fly private jets today.
- He turns out to be in a private all male school.
- According to Bloomberg, the buyer in that private transaction was Elon Musk.
- In fact, he got financing from private donors for the Beagle.
- We saw the largest private credit deal ever this year.
- Instead, they would sell contracts to private businesses to collect taxes.
- Probably going to a private college that's real.
- JetBlue partners are with a private jet company.
- And I saw that Brian that Brian had a private Instagram story uploaded.
- So I'm that that private school late learner bro.
- And so it's just our own little private language hookups.
- And so that causes private wealth to be privileged.
- They were able to construct these private universes and they did.
- He's then selling it to private clients and I'm fitting it.
- And what happened at that exact time private pools started going up.
Examples
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In fact, he got financing from private donors for the Beagle.
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So they all come to this club, private club for New Year's.
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- I wonder if I could talk to you in private.
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Did you know that he has a private jet?
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The sample included students from both public and private institutions from 31 different states.
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They just want a private sale as is cash.
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That was where the emperor's private quarters were located.
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I inquired at the hotel for a reliable private detective.
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The meeting was held in a private room so that they could discuss sensitive issues.
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He wrote a letter to his friend and marked it as private to keep its contents confidential.
Synonyms
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2.0
Hidden so other people do not know about it
339
5.4
Only for one person, group, or purpose and not shared
180
5.3
Not shared with others because it should be secret
63
4.1
Shared only by a small private group of people
40
5.1
A place not seen or visited by many people
24
5.3
Not open to the public and held privately by a small group
1
5.9
One person or group keeps it and does not give it to others
Only one person or group uses it
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
151
1.9
A place where children learn that is not run by the government and costs money
75
3.7
A person hired to find facts about crimes or private matters who is not a police officer
36
2.8
Things you can move, like cars or jewelry, that belong to one person, not land
35
3.9
Work of a doctor or lawyer who has their own office and does not work for an organization
- Specialized
12
3.7
A company owned by a small group whose shares are not sold to the public
- Specialized
6
4.8
A charity that gets most of its money from one person or company
2
3.3
A road owned by a person or company that leads to a house and is not for public use
1
3.9
A group of guards a company or person hires to protect people and property
1
3.7
A person who teaches one student or a small group outside school, often at home
1
6.1
Relating to businesses owned and run by people or companies to make profit, not the state
- Specialized
1
7.2
A sale of property agreed directly between buyer and seller without an auction
How Private
Surface Forms
Etymology
Private comes from the Latin privatus, which meant 'to set apart', so it describes things kept for one person or group and not open to the public, as in private property that belongs only to its owner.