QUIET


Meaning of QUIET in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ relative

a period of comparative ~

▪ sudden

▪ awful , eerie

VERB + QUIET

▪ break ( esp. AmE ), pierce ( esp. AmE ), shatter

A machine gun shattered the ~.

QUIET + VERB

▪ follow

in the sudden ~ that followed the gunshot

PHRASES

▪ peace and ~

I'm going home now for a bit of peace and ~!

II.

verb

Quiet is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ mind

III.

adj.

1 with little or no noise; not talking

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become , fall , go , grow

▪ keep , lie , remain , sit , stay

Just sit ~ for a moment, there's a good boy.

▪ keep sb/sth

Keep that dog ~, will you!

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ all

Suddenly the room went all ~.

▪ awfully , remarkably , unusually

Everyone went awfully ~.

▪ absolutely , completely , perfectly

▪ deathly , eerily

The house was eerily ~.

▪ dangerously

His voice was dangerously ~ as he asked the question.

▪ oddly , strangely , unnaturally

She went back to a strangely ~ house.

▪ surprisingly , uncharacteristically

PREPOSITION

▪ about

I knew I had to keep ~ about it.

PHRASES

▪ nice (and) ~

I was looking forward to a nice ~ afternoon.

2 without much activity

VERBS

▪ be , look , seem

▪ become

▪ lie , remain , sit

Lie ~ for an hour and you'll feel better.

▪ keep sb/sth

Keep the patient as ~ as possible.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ reasonably ( esp. BrE ), relatively

▪ enough

Things seemed ~ enough, but it was an uneasy calm.

Quiet is used with these nouns: ↑ amusement , ↑ assurance , ↑ celebration , ↑ ceremony , ↑ charm , ↑ chat , ↑ chuckle , ↑ click , ↑ confidence , ↑ confines , ↑ contemplation , ↑ contentment , ↑ conversation , ↑ corner , ↑ countryside , ↑ day , ↑ desperation , ↑ determination , ↑ dignity , ↑ dinner , ↑ diplomacy , ↑ drink , ↑ enjoyment , ↑ evening , ↑ existence , ↑ groan , ↑ knock , ↑ lane , ↑ laughter , ↑ life , ↑ man , ↑ manner , ↑ meditation , ↑ menace , ↑ moan , ↑ moment , ↑ morning , ↑ murmur , ↑ music , ↑ neighbourhood , ↑ night , ↑ passage , ↑ place , ↑ pleasure , ↑ prayer , ↑ read , ↑ reflection , ↑ resignation , ↑ retreat , ↑ revolution , ↑ road , ↑ room , ↑ satisfaction , ↑ seclusion , ↑ serenity , ↑ sigh , ↑ sob , ↑ solitude , ↑ spell , ↑ spot , ↑ street , ↑ suburb , ↑ surroundings , ↑ tone , ↑ trading , ↑ type , ↑ village , ↑ voice , ↑ week , ↑ whisper , ↑ word

IV.

adv.

Quiet is used with these verbs: ↑ sleep

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .