Betekenis van public In het Nederlands

• 0 relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group of people:

  • Public opinion (= the opinions of most people) has turned against him.

  • Is it really in the public interest (= useful to people) to publish this information?

  • We need to increase public awareness of the disease.

  • Peaceful demonstrations that do not cause a public nuisance (= do not harm other people) are a fundamental right in any truly democratic country.

  • The government has had to bow to public pressure on the issue.

  • The information only became public after his death.

  • The results will not be made public (= told to everyone) until tomorrow.

• 1 provided by the government from taxes to be available to everyone:

  • public funds/services/spending

  • public buildings

  • a public library

  • He is unlikely to hold public office (= have an important job in national or local government).

• 2 A public place is one where a lot of people are:

  • It's too public here - let's go back to my room to talk.

• 3 all ordinary people:

  • The public has a right to know about this.

  • The palace and its grounds are open to the public (= people can visit) during the summer months.

  • When will the product be available to the general public (= all ordinary people)?

  • Members of the public were asked about their shopping habits.

  • Newspapers publish these outrageous stories because they know what their public wants.

  • I'd never behave like that in public.

• 4 relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group of people:

  • public opinion

  • They’re trying to raise public awareness of the benefits of early-childhood education.

  • His ideas have very little public support.

  • The results won’t be made public (= told to people in general).

• 5 allowing anyone to see or hear what is happening:

  • a public performance

  • a public display of temper

  • He was afraid to be seen in public for some time after the incident.

• 6 involving or provided by the government, usually for the use of anyone:

  • public transportation

  • a public park

  • public housing

  • public broadcasting/radio/television

• 7 all the people, esp. all those in one place or country:

  • The park is open to the public from sunrise to sunset.

  • The book is not yet available to the general public.

  • The newspapers publish the stories they know their public wants to read.

• 8 relating to ordinary people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group only:

  • Proper archiving and preservation will ensure permanent public access to government information.

  • They are trying to get public support for their takeover bid.

  • public opinion/confidence/trust

  • Senior politicians have been accused of failing to act in the public interest.

• 9 relating to the government and to the services it provides to people:

  • She has said repeatedly that she would not seek public office again.

  • Why should public money be pumped into companies geared to profit?

  • The OECD is encouraging member states to keep a watchful eye on public finances, in part by encouraging more efficiency in the health care system of individual countries.

  • public services/funding/spending

• 10 known about by people in general:

  • The retailer has been working to improve its public image in the face of ongoing criticism.

  • The question of bonus payments to bankers has been the subject of much public discussion in recent times.

• 11 available for anyone to hear, watch, go to, or be involved in:

  • The company is holding a public meeting tonight to describe the proposal to residents.

  • a public inquiry/investigation/hearing

• 12 available for everyone to use:

  • a public telephone/library

  • public transport

• 13 available to be bought by everyone, not just by people who are already shareholders:

  • Class A shares may be purchased at the public offering price.

• 14 a company that goes public makes shares available on a stock market for the first time:

  • After going public last May at $20 per share, they traded as high as $86 in October.

• 15 if something is done or said in public, everyone knows or hears about it:

  • These are issues that should be discussed in public.

• 16 to say or publish something in order that everyone knows or hears about it:

  • The annual financial disclosure report was made public yesterday.

• 17 ordinary people in general:

  • The role of watchdogs is to protect the public.

  • Air traffic controllers, baggage handlers, and members of the public were called to give evidence after a major security lapse at one of Europe's busiest airports.

• 18 all the people who are involved in or affected by a particular activity:

  • A recent TV documentary about mutual fund investments raised the awareness of the investing public about fund fees.