Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - calm
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Calm
calm
(calmer, calmest, calms, calming, calmed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement. She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman... Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened... She sighed, then continued in a soft, calm voice... ADJ • Calm is also a noun. He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment. N-UNCOUNT: also a N • calmly Alan looked at him and said calmly, ‘I don’t believe you.’... ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj 2. If you calm someone, you do something to make them feel less angry, worried, or excited. She was breathing quickly and tried to calm herself... Some people say smoking calms your nerves. VERB: V n, V n • calming ...a fresh, cool fragrance which produces a very calming effect on the mind. ADJ 3. Calm is used to refer to a quiet, still, or peaceful atmosphere in a place. ...the rural calm of Grand Rapids, Michigan. = peace N-UNCOUNT 4. If someone says that a place is calm, they mean that it is free from fighting or public disorder, when trouble has recently occurred there or had been expected. (JOURNALISM) The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today. = peaceful ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • Calm is also a noun. Community and church leaders have appealed for calm and no retaliation... N-UNCOUNT: also a N 5. To calm a situation means to reduce the amount of trouble, violence, or panic there is. Mr Beazer tried to calm the protests by promising to keep the company’s base in Pittsburgh. VERB: V n 6. If the sea or a lake is calm, the water is not moving very much and there are no big waves. ...as we slid into the calm waters of Cowes Harbour. = still ? rough ADJ 7. Calm weather is pleasant weather with little or no wind. Tuesday was a fine, clear and calm day. ADJ 8. In sailing, a flat calm or a dead calm is a condition of the sea or the weather in which there is very little wind or movement of the water. (TECHNICAL) N-COUNT: usu supp N 9. When the sea calms, it becomes still because the wind stops blowing strongly. When the wind calms, it stops blowing strongly. Dawn came, the sea calmed but the cold was as bitter as ever. VERB: V 10. You can use the calm before the storm to refer to a quiet period in which there is little or no activity, before a period in which there is a lot of trouble or intense activity. PHRASE
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, probably ultimately from Old Spanish ~a, from Late Latin cauma heat, from Greek kauma, from kaiein to burn Date: 14th century 1. a. a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water b. complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour — see Beaufort scale table 2. a state of tranquillity II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to become ~ — usually used with down transitive verb to make ~ — often used with down III. adjective Date: 14th century 1. marked by ~ ; still a ~ sea 2. free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance a ~ manner • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, tranquil, serene, placid, peaceful mean quiet and free from disturbance. ~ often implies a contrast with a foregoing or nearby state of agitation or violence the protests ended, and the streets were ~ again. tranquil suggests a very deep quietude or composure the tranquil beauty of a formal garden. serene stresses an unclouded and lofty tranquillity watched the sunset of a serene summer's evening. placid suggests an undisturbed appearance and often implies a degree of complacency remained placid despite the criticism. peaceful implies a state of repose in contrast with or following strife or turmoil grown peaceful in old age. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 tranquil, quiet, windless (a calm sea; a calm night). 2 (of a person or disposition) settled; not agitated (remained calm throughout the ordeal). 3 self-assured, confident (his calm assumption that we would wait). --n. 1 a state of being calm; stillness, serenity. 2 a period without wind or storm. --v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by down) make or become calm. Derivatives calmly adv. calmness n. Etymology: ME ult. f. LL cauma f. Gk kauma heat ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. безветрие; тишь 2. мор. штиль, зеркальное море calm before the storm —- затишье перед бурей 3. тишина, покой 4. спокойствие, невозмутимость (человека) he said so with forced calm —- он сказал это неестественно спокойно (с напускным спокойствием) 5. безветренный; тихий (о погоде и т. п.) 6. спокойный (о море и т. п.) 7. ровный (о пульсе) 8. спокойный, тихий; мирный; невозмутимый (о человеке) pray, be calm! —- пожалуйста, успокойтесь! 9. разг. самоуверенный, развязный it was rather calm of him —- с его стороны это было довольно нескромно 10. (также calm down) успокаивать; умиротворять; утихомиривать to calm oneself —- успокаиваться calm yourself! —- успокойтесь mother calmed the frightened baby —- мать успокоила испуганного ребенка 11. успокаиваться the storm ceased and the sea calmed —- море затихло после бури ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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down успокаивать(ся), смягчать(ся) Calm down, theres nothing to worry about. The wind seems to be calming down at last. Try to calm the children down, theyre too excited. Calm yourself down, theres nothing to worry about. CALM 1. adj. 1) спокойный; тихий; мирный 2) безветренный 3) coll. беззастенчивый Syn: see imperturbable see tranquil 2. noun 1) тишина; спокойствие 2) штиль, затишье 3. v. успокаивать; умиротворять - calm down Syn: see quell ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 quiet and without excitement, nervous activity, or strong feeling (Richard spoke with calm authority. | Keep calm, and try not to panic!) 2 weather that is calm is not windy 3 a sea, lake etc that is calm is smooth or has only gentle waves - calmly adv - calmness n ~2 n 1 a situation that is quiet and peaceful (They remained on the terrace after dinner, enjoying the calm of the evening.) 2 the calm before the storm a calm peaceful situation before a big argument, problem etc ~3 v to make someone or something quiet after strong emotion or nervous activity (Charlie tried to calm the frightened children.) calm (sb/sth) down phr v to become quiet after strong emotion or nervous activity, or make someone or something become quiet (Calm down and tell me what happened.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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hosp. abbr. Conscious Active Living Mind hosp. abbr. Center For Alternative Living Medicine univ. abbr. Computer Aided Laboratory Management univ. abbr. Categorizing And Learning Module network. abbr. Codan Automatic Link Management museums abbr. Computerisation For Archives Libraries And Museums music abbr. Creating Aspiring Living Music gen. bus. abbr. Computer Aided Leadership & Management NASDAQ abbr. Cal Maine Foods, Inc. pos. abbr. Career And Life Management ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1380, from O.Fr. calme, traditionally from O.It. calma, from L.L. cauma "heat of the mid-day sun" (in Italy, a time to rest), from Gk. kauma "heat" (especially of the sun), from kaiein "to burn." Spelling infl. by L. calere "to be hot." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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