private

adjectivenounB1 · Intermediate

Only for you, not for everyone.

Meanings of «private»

1 · adjective

only for you, not for everyone

This is my private diary, and no one else reads it.

2 · noun

a soldier holding the lowest army rank

My cousin joined the army as a private last year.

Similar: soldier recruitenlisted man

Translation

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«private» in 17 languages

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ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

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TR Türkçe

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The difference between similar words

not for everyone to know

secretthe usual word; others must not knowThey kept the party secret from her.

privateonly for you or a few people, not the publicThis is a private conversation.

confidentialformalformal; information that must not be sharedDoctors must keep your records confidential.

classifiedofficially secret, kept by a government or armyThe army keeps these plans classified.

Word family

private B1 · adjectiveprivacy B1 · nounprivately B1 · adverb

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