quieten

verb/ˈkwaɪətən/CEFR B2

শান্ত করা, চুপ করানো

Meaning

To make someone or something quieter, or to become calm.

Example sentences

  • She quietened the class with a look.এক দৃষ্টিতেই সে ক্লাস চুপ করিয়ে দিল।
  • The wind quietened after midnight.মাঝরাতের পর বাতাস থেমে এল।

Word forms

past tense
quietened
-ing form
quietening

A common mistake

Quieten down, said the American teacher.→Quiet down. (America) / Quieten down. (Britain)

Britain turns the adjective into a verb with -en; America uses quiet on its own as the verb. Both are correct in their own place, and quieten down is the usual British form.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: hush, calm

Antonyms: rouse

Similar words, and what each means

  • hush

    চুপ করানো, শান্ত করা

    To make someone quiet or to become silent.

  • calm

    শান্ত, ধীরস্থির

    Peaceful and not upset, worried, or excited.

Other English words for “শান্ত করা, চুপ করানো”

  • soothe

    To make someone feel calmer and less upset or in pain.

  • pacify

    To make someone who is angry or upset become calm.

  • appease

    To calm or satisfy someone by giving them what they want.

  • placate

    To make an angry person calmer by doing or saying something nice.

  • hush

    To make someone quiet or to become silent.

  • comfort

    To make someone feel less sad or worried.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “quieten” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • শোনা
    • • বিরক্ত করা; বিচলিত করা
    • • শান্ত করা, চুপ করানো
    • • অন্যের ঘাড়ে চড়া; উদ্দেশ্যহীনভাবে ঘোরা
    Show the answer

    শান্ত করা, চুপ করানো — quieten (verb) — শান্ত করা, চুপ করানো. To make someone or something quieter, or to become calm.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “quieten”?

    • • hush
    • • supervise
    • • decompose
    • • horrify
    Show the answer

    hush — hush — চুপ করানো, শান্ত করা. To make someone quiet or to become silent.

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