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# quiet

«quiet» in Mova's school dictionary: **Making little or no noise: "a quiet voice"** — 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

adjective (quiet, quieter, quietest); noun (quiet — silence); verb (quiet, quiets, quieted — American; quieten — British)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Making little or no noise: "a quiet voice". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#m1)

2) Peaceful, with not much happening: "a quiet street". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#m2)

3) Not talking much; shy: "a quiet boy". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#m3)

4) As a noun, silence and calm: "peace and quiet". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#m4)

5) As a verb, to make or become quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In school: be quiet in the library and during tests; quiet places like hospitals, libraries and places of worship need low voices. In everyday life: "keep it quiet" means keep it secret. Phrases: be quiet, keep quiet, peace and quiet, quiet down, on the quiet.

### examples

- Please be quiet in the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#x1)
- The house was quiet at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#x2)
- She is quiet but very kind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#x3)
- Speak in a quiet voice in the hospital. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#x4)
- I need some peace and quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#x5)
- The class went quiet when the teacher came in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#x6)
- It's a quiet street with little traffic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#x7)
- Keep quiet about the surprise party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#x8)
- But keep quiet or you will be sorry." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/#x9)

### note

Don't confuse "quiet" (no noise, two syllables) with "quite" (rather, one syllable) and "quit" (stop). Adverb: "quietly". Secrets that make you feel unsafe should not be kept quiet.

### In the corpora

- [A few quiet minutes, a hug, or a simple «Are you OK?» often help most.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/9/)
- [Most AI is not a talking robot; it is small and quiet, hidden inside things you use without thinking.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day/0/)
- [A rest is a written silence with a length you count, so the music keeps moving in your head while you stay quiet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm/10/)
- [Neighbours need rest and quiet too; many electric keyboards have a headphone socket for quiet practice.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/12/)
- [Musicians' earplugs make sound quieter but still clear, and many musicians wear them on stage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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