private
US /ˈpraɪvɪt/
・UK /'praɪvət/
A1
adjective
- Owned or controlled by individual people or companies, rather than by the government.
- Not intended to be known or told to others.
- Intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person or group.
- Providing seclusion or an opportunity for intimacy.
- Being away from others and quiet
- (Information) personal; not to be seen by everyone
- Not controlled by the government; not state-owned
- Abbreviation of private.
noun
- (Soldier of) lowest rank of a soldier in the army
- Abbreviation of private.
- A soldier holding the lowest rank in the army.