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Meaning of "privately" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIVATELY

privately  [ˈpraɪvətlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIVATELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Privately is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PRIVATELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of privately in the English dictionary

The first definition of privately in the dictionary is in one's innermost thoughts or feelings. Other definition of privately is confidentially; secretly. Privately is also with reference to ownership or provision by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIVATELY


accurately
ˈækjʊrətlɪ
adequately
ˈædɪkwətlɪ
affectionately
əˈfɛkʃənətlɪ
appropriately
əˈprəʊprɪətlɪ
covertly
ˈkʌvətlɪ
deliberately
dɪˈlɪbərətlɪ
delicately
ˈdelɪkətlɪ
desperately
ˈdɛspərətlɪ
disproportionately
ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃ ənətlɪ
immaculately
ɪˈmækjʊlətlɪ
immediately
ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ
inappropriately
ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪətlɪ
intimately
ˈɪntɪmətlɪ
legitimately
lɪˈdʒɪtəmətlɪ
moderately
ˈmɒdərətlɪ
passionately
ˈpæʃənətlɪ
predominately
prɪˈdɒmɪnətlɪ
proportionately
prəˈpɔːʃənətlɪ
quietly
ˈkwaɪətlɪ
separately
ˈsɛpərətlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIVATELY

private pay bed
private practice
private press
private property
private prosecution
private school
private secretary
private sector
private soldier
private study
private treaty
private tuition
private view
private viewdata
private-equity company
privateer
privateersman
privately owned
privateness
privates

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIVATELY

absolutely
alternately
approximately
articulately
considerately
coordinately
corporately
dispassionately
fortunately
inadequately
indiscriminately
intermediately
intricately
lately
mediately
ornately
philately
proximately
stately
ultimately
unfortunately

Synonyms and antonyms of privately in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRIVATELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «privately» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of privately

Translation of «privately» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIVATELY

Find out the translation of privately to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of privately from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «privately» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

私下地 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en privado
570 millions of speakers

English

privately
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निजी तौर पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خاصة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в частном
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em particular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোপনে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à un particulier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara peribadi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

privat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

直接に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개인적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pribadi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tư nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனியாருக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खासगीरित्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

özel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

da privato a privato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prywatnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в приватному
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

privat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιδιώτες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

privaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

privatägt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

privat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of privately

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVATELY»

The term «privately» is very widely used and occupies the 6.380 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVATELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «privately» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «privately» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about privately

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRIVATELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word privately.
1
Neil Abercrombie
Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas that land should be utilized in common for the good of all.
2
Daniella Alonso
As I got older, I would study privately with some coaches. Then I found Lee Strasberg, which I loved.
3
David A. Bednar
If a person says or does something that we consider offensive, our first obligation is to refuse to take offense and then communicate privately, honestly, and directly with that individual. Such an approach invites inspiration from the Holy Ghost and permits misperceptions to be clarified and true intent to be understood.
4
Eric Betzig
I was born in 1960 and can still tell you the name of every astronaut from Mercury to Apollo. If I had a chance, I'd love to go into space on one of the privately developed space crafts.
5
Lionel Blue
Praying privately in churches, I began to discover that heaven was my true home and also that it was here and now, woven into this life.
6
Chaz Bono
I don't have the luxury of doing things privately.
7
Daniel J. Boorstin
Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed.
8
Jim Carter
I'm not a natural employer. I live very privately, and we like our privacy at home. To be sitting and talking with your wife or your family and to have somebody walking around and you're ignoring them, I couldn't handle that at all. I can barely handle a cleaning lady coming in every so often.
9
John Doerr
They've found a way to privately, or within a small family group, share expressions, or other images, drawings, and then gain access to some of the world's great expressions and images and make them real, make them tangible.
10
Will Durant
If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his neighbor needs them; privately he is an unphilosophical anarchist, and thinks laws in his own case superfluous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIVATELY»

Discover the use of privately in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to privately and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience
"-Laurie Beckelman, Vice President, World Monuments Fund "New York City has 40 years of experience in creating public spaces on private property through zoning. This book covers it all-from sorry examples to brilliant successes.
Jerold S. Kayden, 2000
2
UNCITRAL Model Legislative Provisions on Privately Financed ...
This publication was prepared by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) as an addition to the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects (2001, ISBN 9211336325), which set out ...
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, 2004
3
UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Privately Financed ...
This publication gives an introduction and background information on privately financed infrastructure projects.
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, 2001
4
A Guide to the Procurement of Privately Financed Projects: ...
Principals using this guide should be able to adapt the private finance procurement process for their specific organisation and business sector.
Douglas Lamb, Tony Merna, 2004
5
P.O.E.T.R.Y. Privately Objective Evaluation Through ...
According to author Kevan Tyler Parmelee, It is my hope to spark that creative aspect of your mind, and show you just how far the word can really go. Read classical poems, post-modernistic poems and conventional poems.
Kevan Tyler Parmelee, 2012
6
Effective Operations and Controls for the Small Privately ...
Any higher education institution that has a business program entrepreneurial component will find this book invaluable." —Steve C. Martinez, PhD, Director, New Mexico Highlands University, Santa Fe and Espanola Centers Effective Operations ...
Rob Reider, 2008
7
The Gratis Economy: Privately Provided Public Goods
One of the first serious attempt at integrating the concept of public goods with the currently emerging phenomenon of the 'New Economy'.
András Kelen, 2001
8
Fast Track Adoption: The Faster, Safer Way to Privately ...
By eliminating the adoption agency, couples can customize and control their own adoption plan. Inside this book, couples will learn how becoming proactive in the adoption process may significantly speed up the adoption.
Susan Burns, 2010
9
Government Guarantees: Allocating and Valuing Risk in ...
The book considers when governments should give guarantees to private investors.
Timothy Irwin, 2007
10
Public schools comparison of achievement results for ...
We matched each of these privately managed schools with 2-4 similar traditional public schools in the district where the privately managed school was located.4 To select similar traditional public schools, we employed a “total deviation” score  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIVATELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term privately is used in the context of the following news items.
1
China's ambitious privately owned airlines seek to spread wings
As the mainland opens up its skies, more privately owned airlines with international ambitions are revving up to alter a landscape dominated by ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
Daily Beast Reports That Ivana Trump Once Privately Accused …
Gage SkidmoreIn case you thought Donald Trump couldn't get any more awful, The Daily Beast just published a story about a decades-old ... «Reason, Jul 15»
3
Square said to be privately preparing IPO
Mobile payments startup Square Inc. has confidentially filed for an initial public offering of its shares, sources have told Bloomberg. «Retail Dive, Jul 15»
4
McGraw Hill Financial To Buy Privately-held SNL Financial For …
Monday said it is acquiring SNL Financial, a financial news and data services provider owned by buyout firm New Mountain Capital, for about ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
5
Square privately files for IPO - report
Mobile payments specialist Square has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge ... «Telecompaper, Jul 15»
6
Almost a quarter of all UK households re ...
The trend is particularly strong in the 20-39 'Generation Rent' age group where more than half will be renting privately by 2025, according to ... «The FINANCIAL, Jul 15»
7
Defense Ministry internal report: Land at village slated for demolition …
Defense Ministry internal report: Land at village slated for demolition privately owned by Palestinians Civil Administration report obtained by ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
8
Privately run prisons and state jails about even PM
Privately run prisons and state jails about even – PM. 5 minutes ago. share. Breakfast. Source: Privately run prisons and state jails about even PM. 00:28 ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
9
Clinton Bashes HFT Publicly, But Takes Its Money Privately
While the presidential candidate has knocked the practice of low latency trading on the campaign trail, Clinton is set to hold a fundraiser next ... «Traders Magazine, Jul 15»
10
IBM Buys Privately Held Compose, Terms Not Disclosed
(RTTNews.com) - International Business Machines Corp ( IBM ) on Thursday announced the acquisition of Compose Inc, a privately held ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»

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