calm
part of speech
adjective (calm, calmer, calmest); verb (calm, calms, calmed, calming); noun (calm)
meaning for a pupil
1) Not worried, angry or excited; peaceful: "Stay calm." tree →
2) Still, without wind or waves: "a calm sea". tree →
3) As a verb, to make someone or something calm: "calm down". tree →
4) As a noun, a peaceful, quiet time: "the calm before the storm". tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and safety: in an emergency, stay calm, think, and follow the plan; breathing slowly helps you calm down when angry or scared. In weather: calm means no wind. Phrases: calm down, keep calm, stay calm, calm and collected.
examples
- He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still. (Writings PSA.107.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then said they unto him: 'What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us?' for the sea grew more and more tempestuous. (Prophets JON.1.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said unto them: 'Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you; for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.' (Prophets JON.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Stay calm and call for help. tree →
- Take deep breaths to calm down. tree →
- The sea was calm this morning. tree →
- She spoke in a calm voice. tree →
- Keep calm during the fire drill. tree →
- The music calmed the baby. tree →
- It was a calm, sunny day. tree →
- After the storm came the calm. tree →
- He tried to calm the Dragon King. tree →
note
The "l" is silent: say "kahm". Adverb: "calmly". Calm does not mean slow; you can move quickly and still be calm.
In the corpora
- He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still.
- Babies feed from the breast or a bottle, often for twenty minutes or more, and they need calm to settle.
- Most grown-ups calm down quickly after shouting and feel bad about it; shouting does not mean they stop loving you.
- Slow breathing, such as breathing in while counting to four and out while counting to six, helps calm a racing heart.
- A chatbot is wonderfully good at sounding right: clear sentences, a calm voice, no "erm".
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «calm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.