calm

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kɑːm/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /kɑm/ or /kɑlm/ or /kɔ(ː)m/

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Adjective

Positive calm

Comparative calmer

Superlative calmest

1. If a person, place or situation is calm, it is peaceful and quiet.

   There's no wind and the lake is calm.

   I was angry a minute ago, but now I am calm.

Noun

Singular calm

Plural calms

1. (countable) The state of being quiet and peaceful.

   I felt a calm come over me.

2. (countable) A period of time without wind.

   The calm before a storm.

Verb

Plain form calm

Third-person singular calms

Past tense calmed

Past participle calmed

Present participle calming

1. (transitive) To make someone or something calm.

   He was yelling and running around but I calmed him.

2. (intransitive) When someone or something becomes calm.

   The lake calmed after the storm.

Synonyms

• pacify
• soothe
• calm down
• cool off
• (verb): quiet