transcription, транскрипция: [ saɪləns ]
( silences, silencing, silenced)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If there is silence , nobody is speaking.
They stood in silence...
He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...
Then he bellowed ‘Silence!’
N-VAR : oft in/of N
2.
The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there.
She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.
N-UNCOUNT : oft the N of n
3.
Someone’s silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it.
The district court ruled that Popper’s silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
N-UNCOUNT : oft poss N
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If someone breaks their silence about something, they talk about something that they have not talked about before or for a long time.
Gary decided to break his silence about his son’s suffering in the hope of helping other families.
PHRASE : V inflects
4.
To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.
A ringing phone silenced her...
VERB : V n
5.
If someone silences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with.
Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
VERB : V n