Dictionary

privately en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹaɪvɪtli/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɹaɪvətli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English private Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English privately From private + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a private manner.
   • 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:
   • Arley's ferry boat has been replaced by a single-span pedestrian bridge.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:

Forms

Antonyms

publicly

Deriveds

privately held

Translations (15)

ca privadament (in a private manner) · it in privato (in a private manner) · la clam (in a private manner) · ru про себя (in a private manner) · gl privadamente (in a private manner) · fi yksityisesti (in a private manner) · pt privadamente (in a private manner) · grc ἰδίᾳ (in a private manner) · it privatamente (in a private manner) · es privadamente (in a private manner) · la prīvātim (in a private manner) · it inter nos (in a private manner) · sv privat (in a private manner) · it fra noi (in a private manner) · it in confidenza (in a private manner)