quieten
English
editEtymology
editFrom quiet + -en (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editquieten (third-person singular simple present quietens, present participle quietening, simple past and past participle quietened)
- (transitive, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) To make quiet.
- quieten the class
- 2013, Dianne Pegler, The Sacred Order of the Magi, page 149:
- Take deep, deep breaths and quieten your mind while you contemplate what has been revealed within my latest journallings to you.
- (intransitive, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) To become quiet.
- quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.
Usage notes
edit- Somewhat rare in US English, where the verb quiet is usually preferred.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editto make quiet
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to become quiet
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Anagrams
editSpanish
editVerb
editquieten
- inflection of quietar:
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