private
/ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/ adjective A2- Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state. · In some countries, healthcare is provided by both the government and private companies.
- Relating to an individual or group of individuals outside of their official roles; often, sensitive or personal. · This book is her private journal.
- Not publicly known or divulged; secret, confidential; (of a message) intended only for a specific person or group. · The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.
- Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible. · Can we go somewhere more private?
- Not in governmental office or employment. · Military secrets should not be entrusted to unreliable private individuals.
- Secretive; reserved. · He is a very private person.
- Not traded by the public. · private equity
- Of a room in a medical facility, not shared with another patient.
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He may have been a common burglar, or he may have had some private grudge against Mr.
Douglas has spent most of his life in America, and this shotgun seems to be an American weapon, it would seem that the private grudge is the more likely theory.
“You are aware, monsieur, that a man may be estimable and trustworthy in private life, and the best seaman in the merchant service, and yet be, politically speaking, a great criminal.
Private misfortunes must never be allowed to interfere with business.”
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