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calm down — verb 1. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (Freq. 4) After the fight both men need to cool off. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. • Syn: ↑calm, ↑cool off, ↑chill out, ↑simmer down, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
calm down — 1) PHR V ERG If you calm down, or if someone calms you down, you become less angry, upset, or excited. [V P] Calm down for a minute and listen to me... [V n P] I ll try a herbal remedy to calm him down... [V n P] Do not have a drink or take d … English dictionary
down — I [[t]da͟ʊn[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦ (Down is often used with verbs of movement, such as fall and pull , and also in phrasal verbs such as bring down and calm down .) 1) PREP To go down something such as a slope or a pipe means to go… … English dictionary
Down — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground (fall down; knelt down). 2 in a lower place or position (blinds were down). 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp.: a southwards. b… … Useful english dictionary
down — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground (fall down; knelt down). 2 in a lower place or position (blinds were down). 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp.: a southwards. b… … Useful english dictionary
calm — 1 adjective 1 quiet and without excitement, nervous activity, or strong feeling: Richard spoke with calm authority. | Keep calm, and try not to panic! 2 weather that is calm is not windy 3 a sea, lake etc that is calm is smooth or has only gentle … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
calm — [[t]kɑ͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ calmer, calmest, calms, calming, calmed 1) ADJ GRADED A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement. She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman... Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened... She… … English dictionary
calm technology — (KAWM tek.nawl.uh.gee) n. Technology that remains in the background until needed and thus enables a person to interact with it in a calm, engaged manner. Example Citations: Mark Weiser, a researcher in the Computer Science Lab at Xerox Palo Alto… … New words
talk down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms talk down : present tense I/you/we/they talk down he/she/it talks down present participle talking down past tense talked down past participle talked down 1) talk someone down British to talk loudly so that… … English dictionary
pep something up — pep (someone/something) up to make someone or something more active or exciting. With her energy and enthusiasm, she may be able to pep up the company s sales. She was always busy trying either to pep someone up or calm someone down … New idioms dictionary
