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privately

Syllables: pri·vate·ly/ˈpɹaɪvɪtli/

privately adverb: in a private manner.

Adverb

privately (comparative more privately, superlative most privately)

  1. In a private manner.
    • Arley's ferry boat has been replaced by a single-span pedestrian bridge. This leads to the old Harbour Inn and the impeccably restored railway station, now part of the privately run steam-operated Severn Valley Railway.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 389, about Upper Arley
    • Alonso and Ferrari may well privately regret the decision to delay their second pit stop until two laps after Maldonado made his on the 24th of 66 laps.2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2021

privately meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

privately in Tamil

தனிமுறையில், தனியாக, குன்னாங்குருச்சியாக, தனியே, பண்ணை

privately in Urdu

خفیہ

privately in Malayalam

രഹസ്യമായി, തനിയെ, സ്വകാര്യത്തിൽ, ആരുമറിയാതെ

privately in Kannada

ಗುಟ್ಟಾಗಿ, ರಹಸ್ಯವಾಗಿ, ಸ್ವಂತವಾಗಿ, ಖಾಸಗಿಯಾಗಿ
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privately in Sanskrit
रहस् rahas

Examples of privately in a sentence

  • A gifted pupil might sometimes need to be coached privately about avoiding presenting themself as a handwaver.
  • Owing to the prudery of Victorian times, people hardly dared talk about bleeding at all — even privately, let alone publicly.
  • To be honest, he has a bit of a body odor problem, but we haven't yet had an opportunity to tell him gently and privately.

All 40 example sentences with privately

Antonyms of privately

Forms of privately

comparativemore privately
superlativemost privately

Origin of privately

From private + -ly.

Words formed from privately

Questions about privately

What does privately mean?
Privately means in a private manner.
What is privately in Tamil?
Privately in Tamil is தனிமுறையில், தனியாக, குன்னாங்குருச்சியாக. See Privately meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is privately?
Privately is an adverb.
How do you pronounce privately?
Privately is pronounced /ˈpɹaɪvɪtli/.

Words near privately in the dictionary

  1. privateering
  2. privateerings
  3. privateers
  4. privateersman
  5. privateersmen
  6. privately
  7. privately held
  8. privateness
  9. privatenesses
  10. privater
  11. privates

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: privately (page history and authors); privately (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); privately (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); privately (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); privately (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); रहस् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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