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be qui·et
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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
I had stayed quiet for years hoping it would fade away, but instead it got worse, it had been so hard not to defend Lisa Page for doing that, to let people who hate me control the narrative. I decided to take my power back.
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson:
There’s a growing heroin epidemic in New York and other parts of the country that’s taking the lives of many of our young people hooked on this deadly and highly addictive drug, we must deal with this quiet drug plague by going after those who peddle this poison in our communities.
The number of known Jews or families with Jewish heritage grows as we discover individuals who have been quiet for decades, or as some Kurdish and Iraqi Jews return from the diaspora for long-term business.
If you're ill, or cut yourself in the fields, they don't pay the day (if you are out for treatment), you keep quiet, and keep working covered in blood.
It's a quiet market after a week of gains, compared with last year at the same time, it's a major relief as we go into the period of much lower volume.
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