Definitions for private

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private pri·vate

Spelling: [prahy-vit]

IPA: /ˈpraɪ vɪt/

Private is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 236 anagrams from letters in private (aeiprtv).

Definitions for private

noun

1. a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
2. privates, private parts.

Idioms

1. in private, not publicly; secretly:

adjective

1. belonging to some particular person:
2. pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons; individual; personal:
3. confined to or intended only for the persons immediately concerned; confidential:
4. personal and not publicly expressed:
5. not holding public office or employment:
6. not of an official or public character; unrelated to one's official job or position:
7. removed from or out of public view or knowledge; secret:
8. not open or accessible to the general public:
9. undertaken individually or personally:
10. without the presence of others; alone:
11. solitary; secluded:
12. preferring privacy; retiring:
13. intimate; most personal:
14. of, having, or receiving special hospital facilities, privileges, and services, especially a room of one's own and liberal visiting hours:
15. of lowest military rank.
16. of, relating to, or coming from nongovernmental sources:

Origin of private

1350-1400; Middle English Latin prīvātus private, literally, taken away (from public affairs), special use of past participle of prīvāre to rob. See deprive,

Examples for private

The role of private investigators has stirred controversy in the investigation.

And noo, Captain Smith, let me say a word in your private ear.

Fouts, with a slip of paper in his hand, beckoned him from the door of his private office.

But while his public profile receded, his private life blossomed.

ROME — What does it take for a Hollywood A-lister to get a private audience with Pope Francis?

The family was taking some private moments for a closing of the coffin in keeping with Chinese ritual.

The morning after his arrival, Artaphernes had a private audience with his royal master.

In the private car the little party was beginning its own journey Eastward.

Mr. Davis, may I ask the favor of a few minutes' conversation with you in private?

My nickname was Captain, though I was a private, first class.