privately
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3.2
- adverb
- /ˈpraɪvɪtli/
- 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
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
247
1.4
In a way that other people do not know
200
4.9
In a private way, away from the public view
197
2.4
Without other people present
77
4.1
In private and not open to the public
68
2.5
In a way other people do not know
31
6.0
Most people do not know about it
17
6.9
In a secret way so other people do not know
11
4.4
In a private way so no one else knows
9
8.9
Kept secret and not told to other people
3
8.0
In a secret way to avoid being seen or found
2
9.9
In secret so other people do not know
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
1
9.5
In secret so only a few people know
Antonyms
Compounds
A company owned by a few people whose shares are not sold on public stock markets
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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.