What does keep quiet mean?
Definitions for keep quiet
keep qui·et
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word keep quiet.
Princeton's WordNet
keep quiet, shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shutverb
refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
"Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"
Wiktionary
keep quietverb
remain silent
keep quietverb
To refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.
ChatGPT
keep quiet
To refrain from speaking or making noise; to remain silent or subdued.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of keep quiet in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of keep quiet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of keep quiet in a Sentence
It's better to be a janitor in heaven Than to sit on a throne in hell It's better to sweep the streets of gold Than to have illegitimate unearned wealth. We live today in a world of much irrational entitlement and participation trophies. Earn your place, fight for your rights, stand with honor and for God's sake, keep quiet unless you actually know what you're talking about!
The pain of losing a pregnancy is hard enough, but we’re only as sick as our secrets and having to keep quiet about something so painful, to me, is an unnecessary source of added pain, i felt a sense of shame.
Mine was a story all too common for women so I had a choice to make, i could either keep quiet or speak up. I spoke up. I said, 'Me Too.'.
Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher.
I could either keep quiet or speak up. I spoke up. I said, 'Me Too.'.
Translations for keep quiet
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- صَمَتَArabic
- susmaqAzerbaijani
- маўча́цьBelarusian
- мълча́Bulgarian
- callarCatalan, Valencian
- mlčetCzech
- мльчатиOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- tewiWelsh
- tieDanish
- schweigenGerman
- σωπαίνωGreek
- callarSpanish
- vait olemaEstonian
- olla hiljaaFinnish
- se taireFrench
- լռելArmenian
- tacereItalian
- 黙る, 沈黙Japanese
- 조용히 하다Korean
- taceōLatin
- ມິດLao
- tylėtiLithuanian
- klusētLatvian
- мо́лчи, ќу́тиMacedonian
- tieNorwegian
- zwijgenDutch
- calarOccitan
- milczećPolish
- [[ficar]] [[quieto]], calar-sePortuguese
- tăceaRomanian
- молча́тьRussian
- cagliare, cagliai, citiriSardinian
- ћутати, mučati, ćutjeti, ćutati, мучати, ћутјетиSerbo-Croatian
- mlčaťSlovak
- molčatiSlovene
- tiga, hålla tystSwedish
- อึ้งThai
- susmakTurkish
- мовча́тиUkrainian
- sukut qilmoqUzbek
- im lặng, lặng thinhVietnamese
- שװײַגןYiddish
- 保持安靜Chinese
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