American Dictionary
Definition private in American English
private adjectiveWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjectiveWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈpraɪvət/
1
used only by a particular person or group, or available only to them
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1.1
used about places or situations where other people cannot see or hear you
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1.2
understood by only a few people, not by everyone
Example
a private joke
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controlled or owned by individual people or companies, rather than by the government
Example
a private hospital
Example
private property
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4
with no position in government or public life
Example
a private citizen
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in private (phrase)
private (adjective)
private (noun)
private bank (noun)
private bill (noun)
private company (noun)
private defense (noun)
private detective (noun)
private education (noun)
private enterprise (noun)
private equity (noun)
private eye (noun)
private income (noun)
private investigator (noun)
private key cryptography (noun)
private label card (noun)
private law (noun)
private means (noun)
private medicine (noun)
private member (noun)
private military contractor (noun)
private nuisance (noun)
private parts (noun)
private patient (noun)
private practice (noun)
private prosecution (noun)
private school (noun)
private secretary (noun)
private showing (noun)
public private partnership (noun)
the private sector (noun)