adjective
I think our relationship should be kept private for the time being. What I am about to tell you is strictly private
The house is situated on a private road. I had a private suspicion that they would cancel their trip
My private affairs are none of your business
You have to bear in mind that Edmund is a very private person
noun
Before cashiering him, they reduced him from colonel to private
Family matters should be discussed only in private. They met in private with agents of the rebel forces
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