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
I'll just keep quiet and hope the LDP wins.
If you're a Republican in Oklahoma who accepts the science (of climate change), you're likely to think everybody else out there disagrees with it, and so you keep quiet. And when you keep quiet, you contribute to the imbalance.
Often the burden of proof lies with the victim, families tend to keep quiet either to protect their supposed honor, or because of the stigma and lower societal value some community members attribute to people with disabilities.
The best thing for me is to keep quiet.
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.
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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