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# calm

adjective (calm, calmer, calmest); verb (calm, calms, calmed, calming); noun (calm)

«calm» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not worried, angry or excited; peaceful: "Stay calm." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#m1)
2. Still, without wind or waves: "a calm sea". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#m2)
3. As a verb, to make someone or something calm: "calm down". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#m3)
4. As a noun, a peaceful, quiet time: "the calm before the storm". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety: in an emergency, stay calm, think, and follow the plan; breathing slowly helps you calm down when angry or scared. In weather: calm means no wind. Phrases: calm down, keep calm, stay calm, calm and collected.

### Examples

- Stay calm and call for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#x1)
- Take deep breaths to calm down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#x2)
- The sea was calm this morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#x3)
- She spoke in a calm voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#x4)
- Keep calm during the fire drill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#x5)
- The music calmed the baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#x6)
- It was a calm, sunny day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#x7)
- After the storm came the calm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#x8)
- He tried to calm the Dragon King. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/#x9)

### Note

The "l" is silent: say "kahm". Adverb: "calmly". Calm does not mean slow; you can move quickly and still be calm.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and safety: in an emergency, stay calm, think, and follow the plan; breathing slowly helps you calm down when angry or scared. In weather: calm means no wind. Phrases: calm down, keep calm, stay calm, calm and collected.

### Examples

- He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still. (Writings PSA.107.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/calm/#x1)
- Then said they unto him: 'What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us?' for the sea grew more and more tempestuous. (Prophets JON.1.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/calm/#x2)
- And he said unto them: 'Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you; for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.' (Prophets JON.1.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/calm/#x3)

### Note

The "l" is silent: say "kahm". Adverb: "calmly". Calm does not mean slow; you can move quickly and still be calm.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «calm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calm/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«calm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calm.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «calm» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/calm/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«calm» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/calm.html) on Mova free.