Privileged — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bestow a privilege upon

blessed with privileges

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪvɪlɪdʒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪvɪlɪdʒd/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd/.

Examples

the privileged few
a privileged statement
privy to inner knowledge

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inner inside favour privilege favor

Antonyms

underprivileged

Parts of Speech

verb	bestow a privilege upon
adjective	blessed with privileges “the privileged few”
adjective	not subject to usual rules or penalties “a privileged statement”
adjective	confined to an exclusive group “privy to inner knowledge”

Word Forms

privilege	noun	a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
favor	noun	a feeling of favorable regard
favour	noun	a feeling of favorable regard

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

privilegiert

ein Privileg verleihen

🇫🇷French

privilégié

accorder un privilège à

🇪🇸Spanish

privilegiado

otorgar un privilegio a

🇮🇹Italian

privilegiato

conferire un privilegio

🇳🇱Dutch

bevoorrecht

een voorrecht verlenen

🇵🇹Portuguese

privilegiado

conceder um privilégio

🇷🇺Russian

привилегированный

даровать привилегию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशेषाधिकार प्राप्त

एक विशेषाधिकार प्रदान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশেষাধিকারপ্রাপ্ত

উপর একটি বিশেষাধিকার প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

சலுகை பெற்ற

ஒரு பாக்கியம் கொடுக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

విశేషమైన

ఒక అధికారాన్ని ప్రసాదించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विशेषाधिकार प्राप्त

वर एक विशेषाधिकार द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશેષાધિકૃત

પર વિશેષાધિકાર આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸವಲತ್ತು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ಒಂದು ಸವಲತ್ತು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശേഷാധികാരമുള്ള

ഒരു പദവി നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ

ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مراعات یافتہ

ایک استحقاق عطا کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

特权

授予特权

🇯🇵Japanese

特権的な

～に特権を与える

🇰🇷Korean

특권이 있는

특권을 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đặc quyền

ban cho một đặc quyền

🇹🇭Thai

มีสิทธิพิเศษ

ทรงประทานสิทธิพิเศษแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

istimewa

memberikan keistimewaan kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

may pribilehiyo

bigyan ng pribilehiyo

🇲🇾Malay

diberi keistimewaan

mengurniakan keistimewaan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متميز

منح امتياز على

🇮🇷Persian

ممتاز

اعطای امتیاز به

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrıcalıklı

ayrıcalık tanımak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָסוּי

להעניק זכות על

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The primary meaning of 'privileged' is 'bestow a privilege upon'.

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