public in Hindi हिन्दी
public in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
public in Kashmiri कॉशुर
public in Sindhi سنڌي
public in Tamil தமிழ்
public in English
- public⇄adj. 1. of or belonging to the people as a whole.
Ex. public affairs. The Restrictive Practices Court's ruling that the yarn spinners agreement is contrary to the public interest is a bitter pill for the cotton industry (Manchester Guardian).public⇄expr. go public, to offer stocks or bonds for sale to the public for the first time.
Ex. To raise the money, family-owned Lykes went public in 1958, though the family still owns 64% of the stock (Time).public⇄expr. in public, not in private or secretly; publicly; openly.
Ex. Stand up in public for what you believe.public⇄noun publicness.public⇄noun 1. all the people; people in general.
Ex. to inform the public.
2. a particular section of the people.
Ex. A popular actor has a large public. There is a separate public for every picture and every book (John Ruskin). At the otherpublic⇄public, adjective, noun.