#️⃣#Calm /kɑːm $ kɑːm, kɑːlm/ #noun [singular, uncountable]

1️⃣a situation or time that is quiet and peaceful

💢calm of

🔹They remained on the terrace after dinner, enjoying the calm of the evening.

💢morning/afternoon/evening calm

🔹A scream shattered the late afternoon calm.

🔹Hindu leaders appealed for calm (=asked that the public stay calm) after a temple was burnt to the ground.

🔹The presence of soldiers helped restore calm.

🔹The last five years have seen a period of relative calm.

2️⃣the calm before the storm ➡️ a calm peaceful situation that will not continue because a big argument, problem etc is coming


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#️⃣#Calm /kɑːm $ kɑːm, kɑːlm/ (also calm down) #verb [intransitive and transitive]

1️⃣to become quiet and relaxed after you have been angry, excited, nervous, or upset, or to make someone become quiet and relaxed:

🔹He tried to calm the frightened children.

🔹Calm down and tell me what happened.

🔹We tried to calm people’s fears.

💢calm yourself (down)

🔹She lit a cigarette to calm herself down.

2️⃣if a situation calms down, it becomes easier to deal with because there are fewer problems and it is not as busy as it was before:

🔹It took months for things to calm down after we had the baby.


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