What does Be Quiet mean?
Definitions for Be Quiet
be qui·et
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Be Quiet.
Princeton's WordNet
close up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mumverb
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
"The children shut up when their father approached"
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be quiet
"Shut up" is a direct command with a meaning very similar to "be quiet", but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to stop making noise or otherwise communicating, such as talking. The phrase is probably a shortened form of "shut up your mouth" or "shut your mouth up". Its use is generally considered rude and impolite, and may also be considered a form of profanity by some.
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be quiet
"Be quiet" is a statement or command used to request silence or reduce noise from a person, group, or in a particular environment. It may refer to refraining from speech, maintaining discretion, or to cease any activities producing sound to create a calm and noiseless atmosphere.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Be Quiet in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Be Quiet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Be Quiet in a Sentence
The crew asked him first to be quiet, but the passenger was harassing people on the plane.
I have used slow-paced classical music at a low volume for 'quiet hour' with shelter dogs.
At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below.
I often find, and especially in this past year, I think so many of us realized how much happens in the quiet, it was definitely moments like that, watching them from out of the window and watching [my husband] just, you know, rock him to sleep or carry him or, you know ... those lived experiences, from my observation, are the things that I infused in this poem.
It’s one thing you want to pay your respects, but people were coming by all the time, it’s a quiet neighborhood and people would just speed out in their cars where kids were playing ball. It was such a disruption and exhausting. I constantly had to look over my shoulder and be on high alert because you never knew who could be watching. And there was just this sadness on top of it all.
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