calm

10 definitions • 12 examples

peaceful, quiet, and without worry:

keep calm Now keep calm everyone, the police are on their way.

stay calm He usually stays calm in meetings, but this time he lost his temper.

remain calm formal We would ask you to please remain calm and exit the building in an orderly fashion.

He has a very calm manner.

without hurried movement or noise:

After a night of fighting, the streets are now calm.

If the weather is calm, there is no wind, or if the sea or a lake is calm, it is still and has no waves.

to stop someone feeling upset, angry, or excited:

He tried to calm the screaming baby by rocking it back and forth.

to make someone feel less worried about something:

We very much want to calm people's fears and give them the information they need.

a quiet or peaceful period or situation:

It was the calm of the countryside that he loved so much.

a quiet and relaxed manner

peaceful, quiet, or relaxed; without hurried movement, anxiety, or noise:

The pilot said we’d have to make an emergency landing, and the flight attendants tried to keep us calm.

If weather is described as calm, it is not windy, and if the sea is described as calm, it is still or has only small waves:

Our ship arrived at the Mississippi delta on a calm, clear night.

to lessen someone's anxiety or make them more peaceful, quiet, or relaxed:

[ T ] He tried his best to calm her (down).

[ I ] I needed some time to calm down.