ALL meanings of in public
in pub·lic
I i - adjective in public of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance. 1
- adjective in public done, made, acting, etc., for the community as a whole: public prosecution. 1
- adjective in public open to all persons: a public meeting. 1
- adjective in public of, relating to, or being in the service of a community or nation, especially as a government officer: a public official. 1
- adjective in public maintained at the public expense and under public control: a public library; a public road. 1
- adjective in public generally known: The fact became public. 1
- adjective in public familiar to the public; prominent: public figures. 1
- adjective in public open to the view of all; existing or conducted in public: a public dispute. 1
- adjective in public pertaining or devoted to the welfare or well-being of the community: public spirit. 1
- adjective in public of or relating to all humankind; universal. 1
- noun in public the people constituting a community, state, or nation. 1
- noun in public a particular group of people with a common interest, aim, etc.: the book-buying public. 1
- noun in public British Informal. a tavern; public house. 1
- idioms in public go public, to issue stock for sale to the general public. to present private or previously concealed information, news, etc., to the public; make matters open to public view: The senator threatened to go public with his congressional-reform plan. 1
- idioms in public in public, not in private; in a situation open to public view or access; publicly: It was the first time that she had sung in public. 1
- idioms in public make public, to cause to become known generally, as through the news media: Her resignation was made public this morning. 1
- adverb in public openly, overtly, in front of others 1
- phrase in public If you say or do something in public, you say or do it when a group of people are present. 0
- noun in public openly; not in private or in secrecy 0