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Private Person ˈpraɪvət State Acting Adjective Sign Property

Word3 private
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈpraɪvət/ /ˈpraɪvət/
Example
  • the sign said, ‘private property. keep out.’
  • you're trespassing on private land.
  • a private jet
  • those are my father's private papers.
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private

(adjective)/ˈpraɪvət/ /ˈpraɪvət/
  1. belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use
    • SEE ALSO semiprivate
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/semiprivate
    • The sign said, ‘Private property. Keep out.’
    • You're trespassing on private land.
    • a private jet
    • Those are my father's private papers.
    • The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.
    • The villa has its own private beach.
  2. intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general or for others to know about
    • You shouldn't listen to other people's private conversations.
    • We agreed to keep our arrangement private.
    • They were sharing a private joke.
    • Senior defence officials held private talks.
  3. that you do not want other people to know about
    • SYNONYM secret
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/secret_2
    • She was scared of revealing her private thoughts and feelings.
  4. owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state
    • OPPOSITE public
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/public_2
    • a private firm/business/hospital
    • The painting is now in a private collection.
    • a former soldier working in private security
    • The area has attracted substantial private investment.
    • a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership
  5. provided for a fee by an individual person or an independent organization rather than by the state
    • She gives private English lessons at weekends.
    • If I can afford it, I think I'll go private (= pay for medical care rather than use the government service).
  6. working or acting for yourself rather than for the state or for a group or company
    • a private contractor/investigator
    • a private citizen/individual
    • We got the money from a private investor.
  7. not connected with your work or official position
    • a politician’s private life
    • She claimed she was acting in a private capacity.
    • He was on a private trip to Japan.
  8. where you are not likely to be interrupted; quiet
    • OPPOSITE public
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/public_2
    • Let's go somewhere a bit more private.
    • They found a private corner where they could talk.
  9. not wanting to share thoughts and feelings with other people
    • He's a very private person.
  10. that you receive from property or other sources but do not have to earn
    • He has a private income.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’.
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