quiet

/ˈkwaɪət/ тихий, спокойный A1 high

Значения

  1. adjectivemaking little or no noise; silent or nearly silent — безшумный, тихий
  2. adjectivepeaceful and without much activity or disturbance — спокойный, мирный
  3. verbto make someone or something become quiet or calm — успокаивать

Формы глагола

quiet (base)quieted (past)quieted (p.p.)quieting (-ing)

regular verb

Устойчивые сочетания

quiet placekeep quietstay quietquiet voicequiet momentquiet life

Однокоренные слова

quietly (adv)quietness (n)quieter (adj, comparative)quietest (adj, superlative)

Примеры

  • The library is a quiet place where people study and read books.
  • Please keep quiet during the movie — the baby is sleeping.
  • She enjoys quiet mornings with a cup of coffee before work starts.

Синонимы

silentpeacefulcalmstill

Антонимы

loudnoisybusyactive

Частая ошибка

Часто путают с 'quite'. Quiet = тихий/спокойный; quite = довольно/достаточно. Разница в написании и произношении: quiet /kwaɪət/, quite /kwaɪt/.