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# publicly

adverb

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

## Everyday

1. Publicly means in front of other people, openly, not in private. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#m1)
2. Publicly means by or for the government or the public: publicly funded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: «she publicly thanked her teacher». In news and formal writing: publicly owned, publicly funded schools, publicly available. Phrases: «publicly announce», «publicly available», «publicly funded».

### Examples

- He publicly apologised to the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#x1)
- The results will be publicly announced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#x2)
- The information is publicly available online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#x3)
- Publicly funded libraries are free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#x4)
- She was publicly praised in assembly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#x5)
- Don't tell someone off publicly — talk privately. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#x6)
- The park is publicly owned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#x7)
- They publicly thanked the firefighters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#x8)
- He returned to his den, and lying down there, pretended to be sick, taking care that his sickness should be publicly known. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/publicly/#x9)

### Note

Spelling trap: «publicly», not «publically». Opposite: privately.

## On Mova

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