{
    "term": "private",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The sign said, ‘**Private property**. Keep out.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're trespassing on private land."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **private jet**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Those are my father's private papers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The villa has its own private beach."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general or for others to know about",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You shouldn't listen to other people's **private conversations**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We agreed to **keep** our arrangement **private**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were sharing a private joke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Senior defence officials held private talks."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "that you do not want other people to know about",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was scared of revealing her private thoughts and feelings."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "secret"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **private firm/business/hospital**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The painting is now in a **private collection**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a former soldier working in private security"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area has attracted substantial **private investment**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a programme to return many of the state companies to **private ownership**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "provided for a fee by an individual person or an independent organization rather than by the state",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She gives private English lessons at weekends."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If I can afford it, I think I'll **go private** *(= pay for medical care rather than use the government service)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "working or acting for yourself rather than for the state or for a group or company",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **private contractor/investigator**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **private citizen/individual**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We got the money from a **private investor**."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "not connected with your work or official position",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a politician’s **private life**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She claimed she was acting in a private capacity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was on a private trip to Japan."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "where you are not likely to be interrupted; quiet",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Let's go somewhere a bit more private."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They found a private corner where they could talk."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "not wanting to share thoughts and feelings with other people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's a very private person."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "that you receive from property or other sources but do not have to earn",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He has a private income."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpraɪvət/",
                "audio": "pr/private/private__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpraɪvət/",
                "audio": "pr/private/private__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’."
}