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What does private mean?
Definitions in simple English

private

Private is for only one person or a small number of people to see or know. I don't want to tell you how much money I have; that's private. Close the curtains so people can't look into our house, to make it private.

private

A private is a soldier in the lowest rank of the army. Put down your gun, private, and report to the general.

private

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy a private place private discussions private lessons a private club a private secretary private property the former President is now a private citizen public figures struggle to maintain a private life an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value concerning things deeply private and personal private correspondence private family matters (= individual) concerning one person exclusively we all have individual cars each room has a private bath (= secret) not expressed secret (or private) thoughts

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Simple sentences

I would prefer to speak to you in private.
I'd prefer to speak to you in private.
Can we talk about this in private? With no one else present?
Private fireworks are banned in many countries.
The private colleges and universities of the United States are autonomous.
I'd like to talk with you in private.
The press is interested in his private life.
The man turned out to be a private detective.
Are you a student of a private high school?
In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.
This tax is applied to all private-sector enterprises.
The private detectives accompanied the President everywhere.
How is it in a private school?
He told me about it in private.
He is the boss's private secretary.
I was disillusioned at her private life.
It has been demonstrated in various researches that the private sector has little influence over policy making.
May I talk with you in private about the matter?
I'd like to reserve a private compartment.
Private charity is only a drop in the bucket.
My father is always poking his nose into my private life.
Don't interfere in private concerns.
Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.
My boss called me down for making private calls on the office phone.

Movie subtitles

Private Kururugi Suzaku of the district 11 military, case 1075, concerning the suspicion of Prince Clovis' murder.
The son of former Captain Kururugi, Private Kururugi Suzaku.
Just take a walk from the Protecting Harmony hall to the middle Harmony hall, where the emperor had his private quarters, to the hall of Supreme Harmony, where the Dragon Throne itself sat. Harmony, harmony, harmony.
He's using private soldiers?
Illegal private soldiers and illegal weapons on top of that?
Somehow she'd heard about our private soirees.
That is a private matter.
It's no longer a private matter when a murder investigation is involved.
And, the nature of his activities are private, and in no way illegal, and therefore not something the public ever need to know about.
There's a private lab in Albany that's willing to do the testing.
Oh, Ray Wyatt may not like you getting involved in his family's private business.
Lydia was at a private party.
Did you know that when you outed Morgyn, her son got kicked out of private school?
ArmsTech's private army, most likely.
These darn nomads don't respect private property.
He was popular with his students, and his private life was beyond reproach.
In the private library of nicholas II.
Strictly private.
He never tells me his private affairs.
Private affairs?
Servants aren't private affairs.
They will tell you that Private so-and-so is a Russian Prince or an ex-General who joined the legion to forget his past.
The private in the Legion is a no bargain with 75 centimes per day.
Have you heard from Private Brown?
It's private.
Far be it from me to read your private mail.
In private.
Someone sent a private plane.
I'm taking him on a private session.
Mr. Egon Stirner, my private secretary.
Mrs Greifer, some private clients.
I have a small private party next night.
How does he rate a private breeze?
We do not believe in prying into our employees' private lives. provided, of course, they behave properly in their functions.
With a private bar, exclusively mine.
I want to speak to her in private.
But write it about motion pictures and lay off the private lives.

News and current affairs

Unfortunately, as a result of the private-sector deleveraging and an increase in household savings, the US economy, driven by debt and consumption, slid into recession.
To offset the negative impact of private-sector deleveraging on growth, the US government has maintained expansionary fiscal and monetary policies.
Only then will America improve its competitiveness enough to allow the government to reduce both private and public debt to sustainable levels while maintaining a respectable growth rate.
The Arthur Anderson and Enron scandals in America have focused attention on the problems of accounting in private businesses.
This is true in the public as well as the private sector.
The problem is all the more pressing because countries can achieve gains in market share not only through higher private-sector competitiveness, but also by means of protectionist measures.
State monopolies undo what private businesses created.
It is now clear that the ECB itself has caused a large part of the capital flight from countries like Spain and Italy, because the cheap credit that it offered drove away private capital.
Governments, civil society, and the private sector must rise to the challenge, cooperating to find and implement creative solutions.
This would make government services more effective, while helping to catalyze additional development aid from traditional donors and mobilize private-sector resources.
Furthermore, promoting financial deepening and inclusiveness could accelerate private-sector growth, creating more opportunities.
Private charities, which have been instrumental in promoting innovation in fields such as health care, the environment, and education, could provide valuable insight into channeling aid more effectively.
Together, governments, civil society, international organizations, and the private sector can improve the availability and quality of finance for development, and shape a better future for all.
Today's problems are compounded by a lack of sufficient private demand - particularly household consumption - in the advanced economies to compensate for demand losses stemming from austerity.
But, if that is a real fear for the ECB - if it is not merely acting on behalf of private lenders - surely it should have demanded that the banks have more capital.
In some countries, most notably the US, a private-sector credit boom created jobs in low-skilled industries like construction, and precipitated a consumption boom as people borrowed against overvalued houses.
It is difficult not to take some private pleasure in this comeuppance for the Masters of the Universe.
Moreover, once the eurozone had started refinancing Greece without any contribution from private creditors, it would be politically impossible to stop.
But even the best adjustment program cannot be financed without some contribution by private creditors, i.e., some form of rescheduling.

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