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# peace

«peace» in Mova's school dictionary: **no war or fighting** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (peace — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A time when there is no war or fighting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#m1)

2) Quiet and calm; no noise or worry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#m2)

3) Getting along with others without arguing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship, peace treaties end wars; Remembrance Day and Anzac Day remember those who died and hope for peace. In everyday life, «peace and quiet» means calm. In friendship lessons, making peace means making up after a quarrel. Phrases: «at peace», «make peace», «peace and quiet», «keep the peace», «rest in peace».

### examples

- The two countries signed a peace treaty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#x1)
- I want some peace and quiet to read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#x2)
- After the argument, the brothers made peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#x3)
- The dove is a symbol of peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#x4)
- Leave the cat in peace; it's sleeping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#x5)
- The police keep the peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#x6)
- She felt at peace by the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#x7)
- Let there be peace between us.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/#x8)

### note

Uncountable. Homophone: «piece» (a part of something) — «a piece of cake» vs «peace and quiet». Tip: «a piece of pie».

### In the corpora

- [Wars can end: peace treaties have been signed, and countries that once fought each other are friends now.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/16/)
- [«Piece» is a part of something; «peace» is calm, with no fighting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/11-homophones-and-near-homophones/29/)
- [Owning your own part, instead of blaming the other person, is the heart of making peace.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/375-what-fights-cost-at-school/24/)
- [Peace is built from lots of small things, not one big speech.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/394-making-peace-between-the-streets/4/)
- [Peace is usually built from many small steps, like games, parties and shared projects.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/394-making-peace-between-the-streets/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «peace» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.