quiet
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 →
2) Peaceful, with not much happening: "a quiet street". tree →
3) Not talking much; shy: "a quiet boy". tree →
4) As a noun, silence and calm: "peace and quiet". tree →
5) As a verb, to make or become quiet. tree →
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 →
- The house was quiet at night. tree →
- She is quiet but very kind. tree →
- Speak in a quiet voice in the hospital. tree →
- I need some peace and quiet. tree →
- The class went quiet when the teacher came in. tree →
- It's a quiet street with little traffic. tree →
- Keep quiet about the surprise party. tree →
- But keep quiet or you will be sorry." tree →
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.
- Most AI is not a talking robot; it is small and quiet, hidden inside things you use without thinking.
- A rest is a written silence with a length you count, so the music keeps moving in your head while you stay quiet.
- Neighbours need rest and quiet too; many electric keyboards have a headphone socket for quiet practice.
- Musicians' earplugs make sound quieter but still clear, and many musicians wear them on stage.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «quiet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.