calm
verb/kɑːm/
/kɑːm/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they calm | /kɑːm/ /kɑːm/ |
| he / she / it calms | /kɑːmz/ /kɑːmz/ |
| past simple calmed | /kɑːmd/ /kɑːmd/ |
| past participle calmed | /kɑːmd/ /kɑːmd/ |
| -ing form calming | /ˈkɑːmɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːmɪŋ/ |
- calm somebody/something/yourself to make somebody/something become quiet and more relaxed, especially after strong emotion or excitement
- Have some tea; it'll calm your nerves.
- The announcement by the government did little to calm the fears of investors.
- I breathed in slowly, trying to calm myself.
- Police were called to calm the crowd that gathered.
- His presence had a calming influence.
Word Originlate Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’.Definitions on the go
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