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{
"term": "private",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The sign said, ‘**Private property**. Keep out.’"
},
{
"text": "You're trespassing on private land."
},
{
"text": "a **private jet**"
},
{
"text": "Those are my father's private papers."
},
{
"text": "The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms."
},
{
"text": "The villa has its own private beach."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general or for others to know about",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "You shouldn't listen to other people's **private conversations**."
},
{
"text": "We agreed to **keep** our arrangement **private**."
},
{
"text": "They were sharing a private joke."
},
{
"text": "Senior defence officials held private talks."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "that you do not want other people to know about",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was scared of revealing her private thoughts and feelings."
}
],
"synonyms": "secret"
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **private firm/business/hospital**"
},
{
"text": "The painting is now in a **private collection**."
},
{
"text": "a former soldier working in private security"
},
{
"text": "The area has attracted substantial **private investment**."
},
{
"text": "a programme to return many of the state companies to **private ownership**"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "provided for a fee by an individual person or an independent organization rather than by the state",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She gives private English lessons at weekends."
},
{
"text": "If I can afford it, I think I'll **go private** *(= pay for medical care rather than use the government service)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "working or acting for yourself rather than for the state or for a group or company",
"cefr": "b1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **private contractor/investigator**"
},
{
"text": "a **private citizen/individual**"
},
{
"text": "We got the money from a **private investor**."
}
],
"topics": ["Healthcare"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "not connected with your work or official position",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a politician’s **private life**"
},
{
"text": "She claimed she was acting in a private capacity."
},
{
"text": "He was on a private trip to Japan."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "where you are not likely to be interrupted; quiet",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Let's go somewhere a bit more private."
},
{
"text": "They found a private corner where they could talk."
}
],
"topics": ["Buildings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "not wanting to share thoughts and feelings with other people",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's a very private person."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "that you receive from property or other sources but do not have to earn",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He has a private income."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpraɪvət/",
"audio": "pr/private/private__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpraɪvət/",
"audio": "pr/private/private__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’."
}