Private — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈaɪvət/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaɪvət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaɪvət/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈaɪvət/.

Examples

our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
a private place
private discussions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

buck private individual common soldier secret

Antonyms

public

Parts of Speech

noun	an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines “our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value”
adjective	confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy “a private place”
adjective	concerning things deeply private and personal “private correspondence”
adjective	concerning one person exclusively “we all have individual cars”
adjective	not expressed “secret (or private) thoughts”

Word Forms

privateness

noun

the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Privat

ein Soldat mit dem niedrigsten Rang in der Armee oder den Marines

🇫🇷French

privé

un homme enrôlé du rang le plus bas dans l'armée ou les Marines

🇪🇸Spanish

privado

un soldado del rango más bajo en el ejército o la infantería de marina

🇮🇹Italian

privato

un uomo arruolato del grado più basso dell'esercito o dei marines

🇳🇱Dutch

privé

een manschappen van de laagste rang in het leger of de mariniers

🇵🇹Portuguese

privado

um homem alistado do posto mais baixo do Exército ou da Marinha

🇷🇺Russian

частный

рядовой самого низкого звания в армии или морской пехоте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निजी

सेना या नौसैनिकों में सबसे निचली रैंक का सूचीबद्ध व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যক্তিগত

সেনাবাহিনী বা মেরিনে সর্বনিম্ন পদের একজন তালিকাভুক্ত ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிப்பட்ட

இராணுவம் அல்லது கடற்படையில் மிகக் குறைந்த பதவியில் பட்டியலிடப்பட்ட மனிதர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రైవేట్

ఆర్మీ లేదా మెరైన్స్‌లో అత్యల్ప ర్యాంక్ ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

खाजगी

आर्मी किंवा मरीनमधील सर्वात खालच्या रँकचा एक सूचीबद्ध माणूस

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાનગી

આર્મી અથવા મરીનમાં સૌથી નીચા રેન્કનો ભરતી થયેલ માણસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಾಸಗಿ

ಸೈನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನೌಕಾಪಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಶ್ರೇಣಿಯ ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆಗೊಂಡ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വകാര്യം

ആർമിയിലോ നാവികസേനയിലോ ഏറ്റവും താഴ്ന്ന റാങ്കിലുള്ള ഒരു അംഗീകൃത മനുഷ്യൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿੱਜੀ

ਫੌਜ ਜਾਂ ਮਰੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਰੈਂਕ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੂਚੀਬੱਧ ਆਦਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نجی

فوج یا میرینز میں سب سے کم درجہ کا ایک اندراج شدہ آدمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

私人的

陆军或海军陆战队中级别最低的士兵

🇯🇵Japanese

プライベート

陸軍または海兵隊で最も低い階級の下士官

🇰🇷Korean

사적인

육군이나 해병대에서 가장 낮은 계급의 입대자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

riêng tư

một người nhập ngũ ở cấp bậc thấp nhất trong Quân đội hoặc Thủy quân lục chiến

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วนตัว

ทหารเกณฑ์ที่มียศต่ำสุดในกองทัพบกหรือนาวิกโยธิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pribadi

seorang tamtama dengan pangkat terendah di Angkatan Darat atau Marinir

🇵🇭Filipino

pribado

isang enlisted na tao na may pinakamababang ranggo sa Army o Marines

🇲🇾Malay

persendirian

seorang lelaki berpangkat paling rendah dalam Tentera Darat atau Marin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خاص

رجل مجند من أدنى رتبة في الجيش أو مشاة البحرية

🇮🇷Persian

خصوصی

یک مرد استخدام شده از پایین ترین رتبه در ارتش یا تفنگداران دریایی

🇹🇷Turkish

özel

Ordu veya Deniz Kuvvetlerinde en düşük rütbeli askere alınmış bir adam

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרָטִי

גבר מגויס מהדרגה הנמוכה ביותר בצבא או בנחתים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'private'?

The primary meaning of 'private' is 'an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines'.

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Using 'private' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'private' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'private' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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