The meaning of PRIVATE is intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person, group, or class. How to use private in a sentence.

a former senator who has returned to private life; a college president speaking in his private capacity as a legal expert.

PRIVATE definition: 1. only for one person or group and not for everyone: 2. Private activities involve personal…. Learn more.

private - concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath"

Definition of private adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [usually before noun] belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use. The sign …

belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's …

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pri‧vate1 /ˈpraɪvət/ S1 W1 adjective 1 not for the public for use by one person or group, not for everyone OPP public Morris has a private …

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Something private is something you don't want to share; it's for your eyes only. Your diary entries and your bank account balance might both be kept private.

Not holding public office or employment; not having a public or official character: as, a private citizen; private life; private schools. Noting a common soldier, or one of the ordinary rank and file.