HOLD ONE'S PEACE

Meaning of HOLD ONE'S PEACE in English

v. phr. , formal To be silent and not speak against something; be still; keep quiet. I did not agree with the teacher, but held my peace as he was rather angry.

Compare: HOLD ONE'S TONGUE

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

HOLD ONE'S PEACE — phrasal see: hold one's tongue
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — phrasal : to keep silent : keep one's thoughts to oneself felt it would do no good to complain so …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — remain silent, keep still
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — see hold one's tongue
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — remain silent. → peace
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — {v. phr.}, {formal} To be silent and not speak against something; be still; keep quiet. * /I did not agree …
Slang English vocab
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — See hold one's tongue
Dictionary of English Synonyms
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — {v. phr.}, {formal} To be silent and not speak against something; be still; keep quiet. * /I did not agree …
Словарь английских идиом
HOLD ONE`S PEACE — be silent and not speak against something, be still Please try and hold your peace during the meeting as it …
English Idioms vocab
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — 1) молчать 2) соблюдать спокойствие
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — а> молчать; б> соблюдать спокойствие
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — 1) молчать 2) соблюдать спокойствие
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — молчать, соблюдать спокойствие
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — молчать, соблюдать спокойствие
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — 1) молчать 2) соблюдать спокойствие
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — 1) молчать 2) соблюдать спокойствие
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — а> молчать; б> соблюдать спокойствие
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — а. молчать; б. соблюдать спокойствие
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — хранить молчание He knew what she said was untrue, but he held his peace.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — хранить молчание
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — хранить молчание
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — хранить молчание He knew what she said was untrue, but he held his peace.
English Russian slang dictionary
HOLD ONE'S PEACE — 1) молчать 2) соблюдать спокойствие
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEACE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Augustan Altar of Peace Augsburg Peace of Belgrade Peace of Hubertusburg Peace of justice …
Английский словарь Британика
PEACE — I. ˈpēs noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pes, pees, pais, from Old French pes, pais, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEACE — — peaceless , adj. — peacelessness , n. — peacelike , adj. /pees/ , n., interj., v., peaced, peacing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEACE — v public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law. 2. peace ·v exemption from, or cessation of, war with …
Webster English vocab
HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
Webster English vocab
PEACE — [peace] n [ME pees, fr. OF pais, fr. L pac-, pax; akin to L pacisci to agree--more at pact] (12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEACE — peace, Peace BrE AmE piːs ▶ ˈ Peace Corps BrE AmE ▶ ˈ peace ˌ offering BrE AmE ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEACE — / piːs; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , sing. ] a situation or a period of time in which …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE — peace S2 W2 /piːs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ peace , ↑ peacefulness , ↑ pacifier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEACE — n. 1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEACE — n. 1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEACE — n.1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often attrib.) …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If countries or groups involved in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If countries or groups involved in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PEACE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haven of peace/tranquillity/calm ▪ In the middle of the city, this garden is a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEACE — (NO VIOLENCE) [noun] [U] - (a period of) freedom from war and violence, esp. when people live and work together …
Cambridge English vocab
PEACE — n. peace pipe Augustan Altar of Peace Augsburg Peace of Belgrade Peace of Hubertusburg Peace of justice of the peace …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEACE — Synonyms and related words : Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, accord, accordance, affinity, agape, agreement, amity, armistice, arrangement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

American Idioms English vocabulary

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