quieten

English

Etymology

From quiet +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/

Verb

quieten (third-person singular simple present quietens, present participle quietening, simple past and past participle quietened)

1. (transitive) To make quiet.
2. (intransitive) To become quiet.

Usage notes

• Not very common in US English, where the verb quiet is often preferred.

Translations

to make quiet

• Finnish: hiljentää (fi)
• French: apaiser (fr)
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• Georgian: დამშვიდება (damšvideba), გაჩუმება (gačumeba), მიჩუმება (mičumeba)
• Maori: whakamāhaki, whakamūmū

to become quiet

• Finnish: hiljentyä (fi)
• French: se calmer (fr)
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• Georgian: დამშვიდება (damšvideba), დაწყნარება (dac̣q̇nareba)
• Maori: māī
• Portuguese: acalmar-se

Anagrams

• queen it

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Spanish

Verb

quieten

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of quietar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of quietar.
3. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of quietar.