PRIVATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of private in English
private adjective
(PERSONAL )
The sign on the gate said "Private Property - No Trespassing!"
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secret The spies had a secret meeting. covert The government was accused of covert military operations. clandestine He arranged a clandestine meeting between his client and the candidate. confidential All the information you give us will be treated as strictly confidential. classified These documents contain classified information.
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private adjective
(NOT OFFICIAL )
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(Definition of private from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
private | American Dictionary
private adjective
(PERSONAL )
The sign on the gate said "Private Property – Keep Out."
in private
If you do something in private, you do it without other
people present :
private adjective
(INDEPENDENT )
(Definition of private from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of private
private
Officially, ecclesiastical matrimony had thus replaced secular, private , and clandestine marriage.
Moreover, in a liberal democracy with a well-developed private sector, would-be hegemonic efforts to extend the party's influence through society can have unexpected results.
The data were collected at home parties, lunchtime breaks, and other private venues.
The potential for such liability claims will provide private parties with an added incentive to bring cases.
First, private parties often lack the individual incentive to initiate litigation before national courts.
The remaining fourteen had moved into private enterprise, mostly with firms specializing in the field of their former ministries.
The remaining 43 % are in four-room and five-room public housing and with only 6 % in private housing.
These gains in private technical efficiency raise social costs as the technological resource stock externality is exacerbated.
For example, when control took place, the private sector could not use its trading capacity fully.
First, how do the opportunities for private gain differ in different electoral systems?
The full utilization of existing private production facilities, with some renovation, was assumed to be sufficient at this stage.
Thus, we compare the cost of the protection of trees between private and community plantations.
Issues of independence and transparency may be more complicated for private payer technology coverage decisions.
They favored the creation of strong central bureaucratic authorities to ensure that the new agglomerations of private power operated ultimately in the public interest.
The issue had to be transformed into a "visible" subject, and private views into debatable opinions.
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Translations of private
in Chinese (Traditional)
私人的, 私人(用)的, 私有的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
私人的, 私人(用)的, 私有的…
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privado, particular, soldado raso…
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privado, particular, íntimo…
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खाजगी, खर्च किंवा नियंत्रण सरकार करत नसलेले असे काही…
privé/-ée, confidentiel/-elle, privatif/-ive…
privat, particular, soldat ras…
privé, particulier, soldaat zonder rang…
ஒரு நபர் அல்லது குழுவிற்கு மட்டுமே மற்றும் அனைவருக்கும் அல்ல, தனிப்பட்ட நடவடிக்கைகள் தனிப்பட்ட விஷயங்கள் அல்லது உறவுகளை உள்ளடக்கியது மற்றும் அவை உங்கள் வேலையுடன் தொடர்புடையவை அல்ல., தனிப்பட்ட எண்ணங்கள் மற்றும் கருத்துக்கள் இரகசியமானவை மற்றும் மற்றவர்களுடன் விவாதிக்கப்படவில்லை.…
(केवल एक व्यक्ति या समूह के लिए) व्यक्तिगत, निजी, (मामलों या संबंधों का) निजी…
ખાનગી, અંગત, ખાનગી જગ્યા…
privat, personlig, menig…
privat, Privat-…, gewöhnlicher Soldat…
privat, lukket, tilbaketrukket…
приватний, той, що не є державним службовцем…
отдельный, собственный, частный…
వ్యక్తిగత/ ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా సమూహానికి మాత్రమే, అందరికీ కాదు, వ్యక్తిగత కార్యకలాపాలు వ్యక్తిగత విషయాలు లేదా సంబంధాలతో ఉంటాయి…
ব্যক্তিগত, নিজস্ব, একান্তে…
pribadi, swasta, prajurit…
ที่เป็นส่วนตัว, พลเรือน, พลทหาร…
riêng tư, cá nhân, binh nhì…
prywatny, własny, osobisty…
privato, soldato semplice, semplice…
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