privately
174
3.2
- adverb
- /ˈpraɪvɪtli/
:
en privado
- Now, when he had an issue, I contacted him privately because I reached out to try and help.
- publicly or privately
- told him privately
- privately expressed
And I think a lot of the left now still privately believe that.
- And I think a lot of the left now still privately believe that.
- But I do think privately they do work a little closer.
- Thanks for how you've helped me these past two years, both privately and publicly.
- So I could just be, I'll tell you privately when the cameras off.
- You're a lot's going on in your life, but you're doing it privately.
- So I pull him aside privately.
- And it's just, in fact, there may be some pretty vigorous conversations privately.
- Yes, and I have spoken to many of them privately.
- There was a lot of ambivalence from these people amongst themselves privately.
- All right minded people keep out of sight what nature is hidden, and take pains to respond to nature's demands as privately as possible.
Examples
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What he gets up to privately is his own business.
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Can we talk privately now?
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And we can talk a lot about that privately if you wish.
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And I think a lot of the left now still privately believe that.
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But I do think privately they do work a little closer.
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Is there a place we could talk privately?
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Before the sermon, the pastor talked with us privately and gave us much good advice.
Academic text (1995) -
Learners in each course were invited to meet with this researcher privately and confidentially to participate in interviews.
Academic text (2008) -
Can I talk to you privately for a minute?
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Is there a place we could talk privately?
Synonyms
261
1.4
In a way that other people do not know
249
2.4
Without other people present
117
4.9
In a private way, away from the public view
112
4.1
In private and not open to the public
56
2.5
In a way other people do not know
40
9.9
In secret so other people do not know
28
6.0
Most people do not know about it
17
6.9
In a secret way so other people do not know
10
4.4
In a private way so no one else knows
4
8.0
In a secret way to avoid being seen or found
2
8.6
Happens in private with only the people involved present
1
6.1
In a quiet way that hides what you do or think
1
9.9
In a secret way so no one knows
In secret so only a few people know
Kept secret and not told to other people
Antonyms
Compounds
A company owned by a few people whose shares are not sold on public stock markets
How Secret
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Privately comes from the Latin privatus, which meant 'for oneself', and this gives the idea of keeping something apart from others. So to speak privately is to say something in secret or not in public.