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# silence

«silence» in Mova's school dictionary: **when there is no sound at all** — 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 (silence, silences); verb (silence, silences, silenced, silencing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Silence is when there is no sound at all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#m1)

2) Silence is also when people are not talking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#m2)

3) To silence means to make someone or something quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#m3)

4) A minute's silence is a short time when people stay quiet to remember someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school, teachers ask for silence during tests and in the library. In ceremonies, like Remembrance Day (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) or a funeral, people keep a minute's silence. In stories, silence builds suspense or shows someone is upset. Phrases: in silence, break the silence, a minute's silence, silence please, an awkward silence.

### examples

- Silence, please! The test has started. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#x1)
- We walked through the forest in silence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#x2)
- A loud bang broke the silence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#x3)
- There was a long silence after the bad news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#x4)
- The class kept a minute's silence for the soldiers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#x5)
- She silenced her phone in the cinema. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#x6)
- In the silence we could hear an owl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#x7)
- His silence told me he was upset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#x8)
- There was a splash, and then silence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/silence/#x9)

### note

Usually uncountable (some silence, a long silence is also fine). Adjective: silent; adverb: silently. «Quiet» means a little noise; silence means none. Silence is not the same as agreeing; you can say no.

### In the corpora

- [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/)
- [He sits down beside the Water Rat, and the two rest in friendly silence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat/1/)
- [A thin, dry voice says «Be quiet at once, all of you!» — and there is silence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home/12/)
- [Bullies rely on silence, so telling a trusted adult is the way to stop it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/98-friendship-being-left-out-and-bullying/13/)
- [Kind silence is not a lie; not every opinion needs to be said.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/196-white-lies-and-kind-silence/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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