Privy to Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈpɹɪvi/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ

PRIV-ee tuu / PRIV-ee tuh / PRIV-ee tih

UK

pɹˈɪvi/ /tˈuː

pri-VEE TOO

परिभाषा

If you are privy to something, you have access to secret or private information that most people do not know.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

'Privy to' is formal and almost always about being included in confidential or insider knowledge, especially information not meant for everyone. It is often followed by 'information', 'details', or 'conversation'. Do not confuse with 'private to'. Rarely used in casual speech.

• Spanish: al tanto de - al corriente de (información secreta)
• Portuguese (BR): a par de - ciente de (informação secreta)
• Portuguese (PT): ao corrente de - ciente de (informação confidencial)
• Chinese (Simplified): 知晓（秘密）- 了解（内部信息）
• Chinese (Traditional): 知悉（祕密）- 清楚（內情）
• Hindi: गुप्त जानकारी में शामिल - (रहस्य से अवगत)
• Arabic: مطلع على - على علم بـ (معلومات سرية)
• Bengali: গোপন তথ্য জানা - বিশেষ তথ্যের অধিকারী
• Russian: осведомлён о - посвящён в (секрет, информацию)
• Japanese: 内情を知っている - 秘密を知っている
• Vietnamese: được biết đến thông tin mật - biết bí mật
• Korean: 내부 사정을 아는 - 기밀 정보를 아는
• Turkish: haberdar (gizli bilgiden) - gizli bilgilere vakıf
• Urdu: راز میں شریک - باخبر (خفیہ معلومات سے)
• Indonesian: mengetahui - diberi tahu (informasi rahasia)

उदाहरण वाक्य

Only a few people were privy to the new plan.

basic

He is not privy to the details of the meeting.

basic

Were you privy to this information before today?

basic

She became privy to some confidential conversations at work.

natural

I wasn’t privy to what happened behind closed doors.

natural

You don’t need to be privy to every single discussion we have.

natural