public

Everyday

1. Public means for everyone to use or see, not private: a public park, a public toilet. tree →
2. The public means ordinary people in general. tree →
3. Public means done in front of other people: public speaking. tree →
4. Public can mean run or paid for by the government: a public school, public transport. tree →

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 →
• We took public transport to the city. tree →
• Do not pick your nose in public! tree →
• The museum is open to the public on Sundays. tree →
• Keep your passwords private, not public. tree →
• She is shy about public speaking. tree →
• Public toilets are near the car park. tree →
• The news was made public on TV. tree →
• He took an active part in public affairs. tree →

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 →
• license: Public Domain tree →
• versionSource: https://archive.org/details/sketchoftalmudwo02kali (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Whether a book is in the public domain may vary country to country. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Public domain books belong to the public and we are merely their custodians. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

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.