Public — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

people in general considered as a whole

a body of people sharing some common interest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌblɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌblɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌblɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʌblɪk/.

Examples

he is a hero in the eyes of the public
the reading public
the public good

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

world populace

Antonyms

private

Parts of Speech

noun	people in general considered as a whole “he is a hero in the eyes of the public”
noun	a body of people sharing some common interest “the reading public”
adjective	not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole “the public good”
adjective	affecting the people or community as a whole “community leaders”

Word Forms

publicity

noun

the quality of being open to public view

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

öffentlich

Menschen im Allgemeinen als Ganzes betrachtet

🇫🇷French

publique

les gens en général considérés dans leur ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

público

personas en general consideradas como un todo

🇮🇹Italian

pubblico

persone in generale considerate nel loro insieme

🇳🇱Dutch

publiek

mensen in het algemeen als één geheel beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

público

pessoas em geral consideradas como um todo

🇷🇺Russian

общественный

люди в целом рассматриваются как единое целое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जनता

आम तौर पर लोग समग्र रूप से विचार करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পাবলিক

সাধারণ মানুষ সামগ্রিকভাবে বিবেচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பொது

பொதுவாக மக்கள் ஒட்டுமொத்தமாக கருதப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పబ్లిక్

సాధారణంగా ప్రజలు మొత్తంగా పరిగణించబడతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

सार्वजनिक

सर्वसाधारणपणे लोक संपूर्ण मानले जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાહેર

સામાન્ય રીતે લોકો સમગ્ર ગણાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ

ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆಯಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಜನರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊതു

മൊത്തത്തിൽ പരിഗണിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ആളുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਨਤਕ

ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਮੁੱਚੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عوامی

عام طور پر لوگوں کو مجموعی طور پر سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

民众

一般人被视为一个整体

🇯🇵Japanese

公共

一般に全体として考えられる人々

🇰🇷Korean

공공의

사람들은 일반적으로 전체로 간주됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công cộng

mọi người nói chung coi như một tổng thể

🇹🇭Thai

สาธารณะ

คนทั่วไปถือว่าโดยรวม

🇮🇩Indonesian

publik

orang pada umumnya dianggap sebagai keseluruhan

🇵🇭Filipino

pampubliko

ang mga tao sa pangkalahatan ay isinasaalang-alang sa kabuuan

🇲🇾Malay

awam

orang pada umumnya dianggap secara keseluruhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عام

يعتبر الناس بشكل عام ككل

🇮🇷Persian

عمومی

مردم به طور کلی به عنوان یک کل در نظر گرفته می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

halk

genel olarak insanlar bir bütün olarak kabul edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּוּמְבֵּי

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

The primary meaning of 'public' is 'people in general considered as a whole'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'public' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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