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 →

2) Quiet and calm; no noise or worry. tree →

3) Getting along with others without arguing. tree →

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 →
• I want some peace and quiet to read. tree →
• After the argument, the brothers made peace. tree →
• The dove is a symbol of peace. tree →
• Leave the cat in peace; it's sleeping. tree →
• The police keep the peace. tree →
• She felt at peace by the lake. tree →
• Let there be peace between us.” tree →

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.
• «Piece» is a part of something; «peace» is calm, with no fighting.
• Owning your own part, instead of blaming the other person, is the heart of making peace.
• Peace is built from lots of small things, not one big speech.
• Peace is usually built from many small steps, like games, parties and shared projects.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «peace» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.