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Definition private in British English

private adjective

adjective
/ˈpraɪvət/
1

used only by a particular person or group, or available only to them

Example

a private bathroom/party/plane

Synonyms and related words
limited restricted restrictive
1.1

used about places or situations where other people cannot see or hear you

Example

They found a private spot where they could talk.

Example

It'll be a bit more private in my office.

Synonyms and related words
secret secretive surreptitious
1.2

understood by only a few people, not by everyone

Example

a private joke

Synonyms and related words
secret private personal
1.3

a private person does not talk to other people about their personal life and their feelings

Synonyms and related words
secret secretive surreptitious
2

not connected with someone's work or their public position

Example

The minister has been using public funds to finance private dealings.

Example

What you do in your private life has nothing to do with your boss.

Synonyms and related words
(as) to the manner born austere back-to-nature
3

controlled or owned by individual people or companies, rather than by the government

Example

private rail companies

Example

a private hospital

Example

private property

Synonyms and related words
individual one-man personalized
4

with no position in government or public life

Example

a private citizen

Synonyms and related words
ordinary popular populist
Definition private in British English

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