quieten en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English -en English quieten From quiet + -en (verbal suffix).
Meanings
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, transitive) To make quiet.
quieten the class
Take deep, deep breaths and quieten your mind while you contemplate what has been revealed within my latest journallings to you.
2013, Dianne Pegler, The Sacred Order of the Magi, page 149:
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive) To become quiet.
quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quietens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| quietening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quietened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quietened | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (39)
pl ucichać (to become quiet) · fr se calmer (to become quiet) · ru унима́ться (to become quiet) · ka გაჩუმება (to make quiet) · ru ути́хнуть (to become quiet) · pt acalmar-se (to become quiet) · ru уня́ть (to make quiet) · mi whakamāhaki (to make quiet) · mi whakamūmū (to make quiet) · bg стихвам (to become quiet) · pl ucichnąć (to become quiet) · fi hiljentyä (to become quiet) · pl uciszyć się (to become quiet) · bg успокоявам се (to become quiet) · ka დაწყნარება (to become quiet) · mi whakamahuru (to make quiet) · ka დამშვიდება (to make quiet) · pl uspokoić się (to become quiet) · pl uciszyć (to make quiet) · ru приглуши́ть (to make quiet) · ru уня́ться (to become quiet) · ru унима́ть (to make quiet) · fi hiljentää (to make quiet) · mi māī (to become quiet) · fr apaiser (to make quiet) · ka მიჩუმება (to make quiet) · pl uciszać (to make quiet) · pl uspokajać (to make quiet) · pl uspokoić (to make quiet) · ru утиша́ть (to make quiet) · ru заглуши́ть (to make quiet) · ru утиха́ть (to become quiet) · ru притиха́ть (to become quiet) · pl uspokajać się (to become quiet) · ru утиши́ть (to make quiet) · bg успокоявам (to make quiet) · pl uciszać się (to become quiet) · ka დამშვიდება (to become quiet) · ru прити́хнуть (to become quiet)