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ADJECTIVE calm COMPARATIVE calmer SUPERLATIVE calmest
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calm English

Meaning calm meaning

What does calm mean?
Definitions in simple English

calm Adjective

— If a person, place or situation is calm, it is peaceful and quiet. There's no wind and the lake is calm. I was angry a minute ago, but now I am calm.

calm Noun

— The state of being quiet and peaceful. I felt a calm come over me. — A period of time without wind. The calm before a storm.

calm Verb

— To make someone or something calm. He was yelling and running around but I calmed him. — When someone or something becomes calm. The lake calmed after the storm.

calm

— adjective (= serene, tranquil) not agitated; without losing self-possession spoke in a calm voice remained calm throughout the uproar he remained serene in the midst of turbulence a serene expression on her face she became more tranquil tranquil life in the country — verb (= quiet, still) make calm or still quiet the dragons of worry and fear — noun (= composure, equanimity) steadiness of mind under stress he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity — verb (= steady) make steady steady yourself — verb (= cool off, settle down) become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation After the fight both men need to cool off. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. — adjective (of weather) free from storm or wind calm seas — verb (= sedate) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to The patient must be sedated before the operation — noun (= calm air) wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

Synonyms calm synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as calm?

calm English » English

quiet tranquil peaceful still peace soothe serene pacify composed calm down calmness tranquillity silence cool serenity appease tranquility silent placid relaxed stillness quieten peacefulness lull restful windless gentle unruffled tranquilize sedate rest repose quietness relax composure tranquillize leisurely comfort steady quietude mild hush cool-headed allay soft patient pacific becalm assuage unhurried

Topics calm topics

What do people use calm to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Happy

Calm
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Excited

  • What words refer to becoming less excited?
    calm down
  • What words describe a person who does not feel excited?
    calm unexcited
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind
Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Calm, rough
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Happy

Relaxed
Social behavior Behavior

Self-controlled

Conjugation calm conjugation

How do you conjugate calm?

calm · verb

Examples calm examples

How do I use calm in a sentence?

Simple sentences

My friends always say I'm too calm, but my family always says I'm too annoying.
After a storm comes a calm.
All was calm.
Calm down! Don't get nervous!
Everybody seemed pretty calm.
Calm down, please.
Calm down. We're just a few minutes from the hospital.
He told us to stay calm.
They waited for the storm to calm down and then they set out.
Everybody, calm down.
Try and calm down.
The weather will soon begin to calm down.
The ocean was calm.
How can you be so calm?
Whatever happens, you must keep calm.
He kept calm in the face of the danger.
This is the calm before the storm.
All is calm tonight.
I closed my eyes to calm down.
He remains calm in the face of danger.
The sea is far from calm.
Whatever happens, keep calm.
Whatever happens, you have to stay calm.
Please keep yourselves calm.
Misato tried to be calm, but finally she lost her temper.
Stay calm whatever happens.

Movie subtitles

Framework will be OK, calm down, relax. Calm down!
Just calm down, calm down!
Calm down for me, Kurt, all right?
I have a mild sativa in there that'll calm you down. and maybe inspire you to pick up guitar.
The most important thing is to stay calm.
I used to be so wound up, I couldn't sleep at night and then I started to drink this and it gave me calm.
Once he's had a chance to calm down.
Calm down and walk faster.
Okay, calm down.
Today it is not the Devil, but rather a famous actor, a popular clergyman or a well-known doctor, who disturbs the calm of the night.
Calm down!
A peaceful calm settles upon the frozen world, and upon the soul of Diotima, who at last learns the fate of her beloved.
Calm down! He won't have the chance anyway.
And how can you be acting so calm?
Calm down then; the sole joyful hour, you said it yourself, he owes to you.
Calm down!..
Calm down.
No, I won't calm down. I heard her what she said about me.
I walked around, trying to calm down.
Be calm, Emily.
Calm yourself, lady.
He seemed calm enough.
If you'll all calm down, I'll make arrangements to keep the doors open till 4:00 and you'll all be paid today.
Just relax. Calm down for me, Kurt, all right?
Just calm down.
I used to be so wound up, I couldn't sleep at night and then I started to drink this and it gave me calm. - Mm.
Everyone, please calm down.
Now if you gir. boys will only be calm.
But the dead calm makes the trip impossible without rowing.
But how to traverse the Fromveur in this dead calm.
Be calm.
Chieko, be calm.
Calm down, they've assumed it.

News and current affairs

Second, and more importantly, our leaders must seek to calm, rather than exploit, public anxiety.
When 52 people were killed in a suicide bombing on the London Underground the following year, the British, too, reacted with relative calm, having lived through years of Irish terrorist violence in the 1970's.
These measures would be sufficient to calm markets and bring the acute phase of the crisis to an end.
On the contrary, it is in such circumstances that calm foresight is most necessary.
Relative calm was restored to Algiers for a couple of years after his arrival, but then the insurgency broke out again with redoubled strength, and the French had to leave the country in 1962.
A combination of steely calm and bold experimentation is the only way that political and social harmony will be preserved.
A series of half-offers and vague promises, intended to calm the market, failed.
As China's government uses monetary policy to try to calm markets, micro-level reforms must continue.
They think he is overly aggressive, creating unwanted conflict, when what Venezuelans want is peace and calm.
But it is an uneasy calm that probably will not last.
However, even in the relative calm of the post-war era, long-term real GDP growth in advanced countries has been rather variable.
This could disturb the unusual calm that lately has been comforting equity markets.
Israel's Operation Cast Lead in the winter of 2008-2009 re-established deterrence and brought a period of relative calm; but it has been clear since the start of 2012 that the parties were once again on a collision course.
His aim is to obtain and maintain calm along the border.
More borrowed growth - the Keynesian formula - may create the illusion of normalcy, and may be useful in the immediate aftermath of a deep crisis to calm a panic, but it is no solution to a fundamental growth problem.
The European Central Bank is staying calm for the moment, but it, too, is probably holding back on interest-rate hikes partly out of fear of driving the euro, already at record levels, even higher.
After a period of calm that has now lasted a decade, dire economic warnings are back. Forecasts for the world economy are turning pessimistic, and economists in export-dependent Argentina are finding much to worry about.
The Fed must always remember that no matter how calm and rational its analysis may be, it is dealing with markets that can be anything but calm and rational.
Obama, while an inspirational orator, has shown a cool and calm demeanor in responding to both the financial crisis and the turbulence of political campaigning.
China's cooperative approach on Japanese imports was a response to Kan's ongoing effort to calm international concern about the safety of Japan's agricultural products.
A sensible way forward would begin with everyone staying calm about China's external provocations and internal nationalist drumbeating.
The upcoming presidential election in May and the formation of a democratically elected government, one hopes, will calm the political turmoil and lead to economic stabilization and revival.

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