privately

Thân thiện

The two men discussed the matter privately in the office.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a private manner; not publicly or openly: Refers to an action done in a way that is not intended for or accessible to the general public.
   • In one's private thoughts or feelings; secretly: Refers to thoughts, opinions, or feelings held or expressed in a way not revealed to others.

Usage and Examples

• Adverb:
  • The meeting was held privately. (The meeting was conducted in a closed setting, not open to outsiders.)
  • The land is privately owned. (The ownership of the land belongs to an individual or non-governmental entity.)
  • She privately disagreed with the decision. (She kept her disagreement to herself and did not express it publicly.)
  • He made the donation privately. (He made the donation without seeking public attention for it.)

Advanced Usage

• "to take someone privately": to speak to someone alone, away from others.
  • The manager took the employee privately to discuss the sensitive issue.
• "privately held/owned": describes a company whose shares are not traded publicly on a stock exchange.
  • It's a large but privately held corporation.

Variants and Related Words

• Private (adjective): Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group; not public.
  • a private conversation; private property
• Privacy (noun): The state of being free from public attention.
  • They valued their privacy.

Synonyms

• Confidentially: In a way that is intended to be kept secret.
• Personally: Concerning a particular person; done in person, not through an agent.
• Secretly: In a secret manner; not known or seen by others.
• In private: An adverbial phrase with the same core meaning as the adverb "privately".

Antonyms

• Publicly: In a public manner; openly.
• Openly: Without concealment or deception; frankly.

Related Phrases

• In private: Functioning as an adverbial phrase synonymous with "privately".
  • Can I speak to you in private? (Can I speak to you away from others?)
• Private life: The aspects of a person's life that are not generally known to or observed by the public.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. by a private person or interest
   • a privately financed campaign
2. kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
   • it was discussed privately between the two men
   • privately, she thought differently
   • some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat
   • he was questioned in private

Từ đồng nghĩa

• in private
• in camera