in private

prepositional phrase

Privately, in an area where no one else can see or hear.

“We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private.”

Similar
backstagein cameraprivately
Opposite
in public
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Privately, in an area where no one else can see or hear.

    We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private.

    1 more example

    I do not think there is any member in this House who will not agree that that is the clean thing to do. Any member sitting on the Government benches will admit in private that that is the proper course for members who break faith.

    1914, Parliamentary Debates, volume 168, New Zealand, page 195

    Synonyms: backstage, in camera

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phrasePrivately, in an area where no one else can see or hear.

Similar
backstagein camera
Opposite
in public

More synonyms by meaning

adverbkept private or confined to those intimately concerned

Similar
privatelyin camera
Also see
in cameraprivately

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek κατ’ ἰδίαν
  • κατ’ ἰδίαν (kat’ idían)privately
Arabic بِخَصُوصِيَّة
  • بِخَصُوصِيَّة (biḵaṣūṣiyya)privately
Chinese Mandarin 私下
  • 私下 (sīxià)privately
Danish under fire øjne
  • under fire øjneprivately
Dutch onder vier ogen
  • onder vier ogenprivately
Finnish yksityisesti
  • yksityisestiprivately
French en privé
  • en privéprivately
German tête-à-tête, unter vier Augen
  • tête-à-têteprivately
  • unter vier Augenprivately
Hungarian bizalmasan, négyszemközt
  • bizalmasanprivately
  • négyszemköztprivately
  • zárt körbenprivately
Italian in privato, privatamente
  • in privatoprivately
  • privatamenteprivately
  • fra noiprivately
  • in confidenzaprivately
  • inter nosprivately
  • a quattr'occhiprivately
Japanese 非公式に
  • 非公式に (hikōshiki ni)privately
Korean 은밀히
  • 은밀히 (eunmilhi)privately
Latin prīvātim
  • prīvātimprivately
Norwegian Bokmål under fire øyne, i enerom
  • under fire øyneprivately
  • i eneromprivately
Polish na osobności, sam na sam
  • na osobnościprivately
  • sam na samprivately
  • w cztery oczyprivately
Portuguese em privado, a sós
  • em privadoprivately
  • a sósprivately
Russian наедине́, с гла́зу на глаз
  • наедине́ (najediné)privately
  • с гла́зу на глаз (s glázu na glaz)privately
Spanish en privado
  • en privadoprivately
Swedish i enrum, mellan fyra ögon
  • i enrumprivately
  • mellan fyra ögonprivately
Cite this entry
APA

in private. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20private

MLA

“in private.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20private. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in private,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20private.

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