Definition Private

English vocabulary and translations (See all our English vocabulary translation)

private: confidential; personal, of one's own; covert, clandestine
adjective

Bruno owns two private jets. They belong to him and nobody else.

a private school a school which does not receive financial support from the government

private lessons lessons for only one person (not a group)

a private (in the military): a soldier (in the military)
noun

"Private car Mileage"
"Subject: A very private matter"
"Subject: Re: A very private matter"
"Don't forget the winner of the contest will spend a weekend with me on my private jet (also a contractual obligation)."
"Bruno : (to Susie) Susie, welcome aboard my private helicopter, my love."
"You'd like my private minitel number?"
"Private car mileage @56c/mile"
"I have impulsively decided to cancel the private plane flight with Horatio planned for this month."
"So does everyone at Delavigne have a private pension plan?"
"Not only are private plane flights expensive and wasteful, but Horatio is terrified of machines, with the exception of his juicer."

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