| Private: English to English |
| Private (a.) Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expen |
| Private (a.) Having secret or private knowledge; privy. |
| Private (a.) Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life. |
| Private (a.) Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding. |
| Private (a.) Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer. |
| Private (n.) A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer. |
| Private (n.) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication. |
| Private (n.) One not invested with a public office. |
| Private (n.) Personal interest; particular business. |
| Private (n.) Privacy; retirement. |
| Private (n.) The private parts; the genitals. |