Private
adjective
Belonging to or for a single person or group and not for others to know or use.
This is my private diary, please don't read it.
Often appears as...
- private diary
- private property
adjective
Used to describe a company or business that is owned by people who have the power to decide what the business does and how the money is used.
He works for a private company.
Often appears as...
- private company
- private sector
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Academic
adjective
Taking place or intended only for a few people.
They're having a private celebration at their home.
Often appears as...
- private celebration
- private meeting
adjective
Concerning one's personal life, relationships, and emotions rather than matters connected with one's public or professional career.
She never talks about her private life.
Often appears as...
- private life
- private issues
noun
A soldier of the lowest rank, in most armies.
He served as a private in the army.
Often appears as...
- serving as a private
- promoted from private
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Technical
adjective
Belonging to or for a single person or group and not for others to know or use.
This is my private diary, please don't read it.
Often appears as...
- private diary
- private property
adjective
Used to describe a company or business that is owned by people who have the power to decide what the business does and how the money is used.
He works for a private company.
Often appears as...
- private company
- private sector
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Taking place or intended only for a few people.
They're having a private celebration at their home.
Often appears as...
- private celebration
- private meeting
adjective
Concerning one's personal life, relationships, and emotions rather than matters connected with one's public or professional career.
She never talks about her private life.
Often appears as...
- private life
- private issues
noun
A soldier of the lowest rank, in most armies.
He served as a private in the army.
Often appears as...
- serving as a private
- promoted from private
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Privacy Intimacy
Use 'private' to indicate something deeply personal or sensitive in nature.
Please respect my private feelings.
Pro Tip 2/2Not for Sharing
'Private' suggests that something should not be shared publicly or with everyone.
I have some private photos that I don't want to upload on social media.
Pro Tip 1/2Privacy Intimacy
Use 'private' to indicate something deeply personal or sensitive in nature.
Please respect my private feelings.
Pro Tip 2/2Not for Sharing
'Private' suggests that something should not be shared publicly or with everyone.
I have some private photos that I don't want to upload on social media.
Pro Tip 1/2Privacy Intimacy
Use 'private' to indicate something deeply personal or sensitive in nature.
Please respect my private feelings.
Pro Tip 2/2Not for Sharing
'Private' suggests that something should not be shared publicly or with everyone.
I have some private photos that I don't want to upload on social media.
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
Go back to your city. Find those people. "You need some help? I'll help you out." Find those people. They're there. Bring them together with law enforcement, the private sector, and the city, with the one aim of reducing violence, but make sure that that community component is strong.
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Why do we have museums?...
and artifacts from the New World. In other curiosity cabinets, you could find genetic anomalies, precious stones, works of art, and religious and historic relics. Oh my. You might not want to touch that. These cabinets were private, again, often in residencies,
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What happens to our...
These days, with suitable burial land running out in high-population areas, purchasing private gravesites can be costly, and many people can't afford simple burials. Even cremation, the second most common burial practice in the world, comes with a high cost.
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How people rationalize...
Pressure is often what motivates someone to engage in fraud to begin with. It could be a personal debt, an addiction, an earnings quota, a sudden job loss, or an illness in the family. As for opportunity, many people in both public and private sectors
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The race to sequence the...
Since then, robust investment in both the public and private sector has led to the identification of many disease related genes and remarkable advances in sequencing technology. Today, a person's genome can be sequenced in just a few days.
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Four reasons you should...
thousands of new stories you have seen this year tell me one just one that has allowed you to make better decisions for your private life or business life compared to not knowing it be truthful most people have a difficult time coming
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
and share expertise to support the developing world as they fashion new, public systems of justice, not private security, that give everybody a chance to be safe. These transformations are actually possible
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Private Sperm Donor PIPE...
as a private sperm donor ed provides his clients conception options the natural method via sexual intercourse or a DIY service using test-tube and syringe so far I've helped about two-thirds of the
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Your body language may...
Give it to them because they can do it in private. They need their bodies, privacy and two minutes, and it can significantly change the outcomes of their life. Thank you.
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The Celebrity Panda PIPE...
a tedious obsession with my personal business you know matters of the fur boudoir rhubarb i've said too much it's a private matter
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
Go back to your city. Find those people. "You need some help? I'll help you out." Find those people. They're there. Bring them together with law enforcement, the private sector, and the city, with the one aim of reducing violence, but make sure that that community component is strong.
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Why do we have museums?...
and artifacts from the New World. In other curiosity cabinets, you could find genetic anomalies, precious stones, works of art, and religious and historic relics. Oh my. You might not want to touch that. These cabinets were private, again, often in residencies,
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What happens to our...
These days, with suitable burial land running out in high-population areas, purchasing private gravesites can be costly, and many people can't afford simple burials. Even cremation, the second most common burial practice in the world, comes with a high cost.
Video examples
How people rationalize...
Pressure is often what motivates someone to engage in fraud to begin with. It could be a personal debt, an addiction, an earnings quota, a sudden job loss, or an illness in the family. As for opportunity, many people in both public and private sectors
Video examples
The race to sequence the...
Since then, robust investment in both the public and private sector has led to the identification of many disease related genes and remarkable advances in sequencing technology. Today, a person's genome can be sequenced in just a few days.
Video examples
Four reasons you should...
thousands of new stories you have seen this year tell me one just one that has allowed you to make better decisions for your private life or business life compared to not knowing it be truthful most people have a difficult time coming
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
and share expertise to support the developing world as they fashion new, public systems of justice, not private security, that give everybody a chance to be safe. These transformations are actually possible
Video examples
Private Sperm Donor PIPE...
as a private sperm donor ed provides his clients conception options the natural method via sexual intercourse or a DIY service using test-tube and syringe so far I've helped about two-thirds of the
Video examples
Your body language may...
Give it to them because they can do it in private. They need their bodies, privacy and two minutes, and it can significantly change the outcomes of their life. Thank you.
Video examples
The Celebrity Panda PIPE...
a tedious obsession with my personal business you know matters of the fur boudoir rhubarb i've said too much it's a private matter
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Epictetus
Greek Philosopher
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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David Beckham
English Footballer
My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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George Eliot
British Author
There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American Baseball Player
I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
For a while, my private life was the most talked about thing.
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Emmanuelle Riva
French Actress
In acting, you draw so much on your private life.
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Novak Djokovic
Serbian Athlete
I've had my ups and downs in my private life.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I like to keep my private life private.
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Essie Davis
Australian Actress
I do like having a private life.
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Epictetus
Greek Philosopher
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
Quote examples
David Beckham
English Footballer
My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you.
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
Quote examples
George Eliot
British Author
There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.
Quote examples
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American Baseball Player
I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.
Quote examples
Selena Gomez
American Actress
For a while, my private life was the most talked about thing.
Quote examples
Emmanuelle Riva
French Actress
In acting, you draw so much on your private life.
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Novak Djokovic
Serbian Athlete
I've had my ups and downs in my private life.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I like to keep my private life private.
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Essie Davis
Australian Actress
I do like having a private life.
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