IN PUBLIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in public mean? 

• IN PUBLIC (adverb)
  The adverb IN PUBLIC has 1 sense:

1. in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly

  Familiarity information: IN PUBLIC used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN PUBLIC (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly

Synonyms:

in public; publically; publicly

Context example:

she admitted publicly to being a communist

 Context examples 

I am sorry that Miss Sutherland has troubled you about this little matter, for I think it is far better not to wash linen of the sort in public.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient talk openly about very personal or private matters not usually discussed in public?

(NPI - Talk Openly About Very Personal or Private Matters, NCI Thesaurus)

Does he/she do or say things that are not usually done or said in public?

(NPI - Seem to Act Impulsively Without Thinking, NCI Thesaurus)

Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) Mobility: I have trouble getting around in public places.

(FAMS - Trouble Getting Around in Public Places, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual notices or has noticed how they look before going out in public.

(Before Going Out in Public I Notice My Looks, NCI Thesaurus)

Doctor Strong refers to me in public as a promising young scholar.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Caused you to plan "escape routes" to restrooms in public places?

(OAB-q - Plan 'Escape Routes' to Restrooms, NCI Thesaurus)

Elizabeth was certainly very handsome, with well-bred, elegant manners, and her character might never have been penetrated by Mr Elliot, knowing her but in public, and when very young himself.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Caused you to plan "escape routes" to restrooms in public places?

(OAB-q Short Form - Plan 'Escape Routes' to Restrooms, NCI Thesaurus)

They are always acting upon motives of vanity, and there is no more real modesty in their behaviour before they appear in public than afterwards.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)