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# public

adjective (public); noun (the public, uncountable)

«public» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Public means for everyone to use or see, not private: a public park, a public toilet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#m1)
2. The public means ordinary people in general. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#m2)
3. Public means done in front of other people: public speaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#m3)
4. Public can mean run or paid for by the government: a public school, public transport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety: in public places (shops, buses, parks) stay with your adult and agree on a meeting point if you get lost; do not share private information in public online posts. In civics: public services include libraries, hospitals and police. Phrases: in public, public transport, public library, the general public, make public.

### Examples

- The public library is free for everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#x1)
- We took public transport to the city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#x2)
- Do not pick your nose in public! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#x3)
- The museum is open to the public on Sundays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#x4)
- Keep your passwords private, not public. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#x5)
- She is shy about public speaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#x6)
- Public toilets are near the car park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#x7)
- The news was made public on TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#x8)
- He took an active part in public affairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/#x9)

### Note

Opposite: private. Trap: in the UK a «public school» is an expensive private school, while in the USA, Canada and Australia a «public school» is a free government school. «The public» takes a singular or plural verb.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and safety: in public places (shops, buses, parks) stay with your adult and agree on a meeting point if you get lost; do not share private information in public online posts. In civics: public services include libraries, hospitals and police. Phrases: in public, public transport, public library, the general public, make public.

### Examples

- New York, 1877 [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/public/#x1)
- license: Public Domain [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/public/#x2)
- versionSource: https://archive.org/details/sketchoftalmudwo02kali (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/public/#x3)
- Whether a book is in the public domain may vary country to country. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/public/#x4)
- Public domain books belong to the public and we are merely their custodians. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/public/#x5)

### Note

Opposite: private. Trap: in the UK a «public school» is an expensive private school, while in the USA, Canada and Australia a «public school» is a free government school. «The public» takes a singular or plural verb.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «public» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/public/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«public» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/public.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «public» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/public/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«public» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/public.html) on Mova free.