Pronunciation: /kip kwaɪət/
noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 I told the children to keep quiet during the movie.
A2 It is important to keep quiet in the library.
B1 The teacher asked the students to keep quiet during the test.
B2 It is polite to keep quiet while others are speaking.
C1 The audience was reminded to keep quiet during the performance.
C2 The sign on the door read 'Please keep quiet during the meeting.'
verb a word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence
A1 Please keep quiet during the movie.
A2 I asked the children to keep quiet while I was on an important phone call.
B1 It is important to keep quiet in the library.
B2 The teacher reminded the students to keep quiet during the exam.
C1 The audience was asked to keep quiet during the performance.
C2 The protestors refused to keep quiet despite repeated warnings from the police.
adjective a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun
A1 Please keep quiet during the movie.
A2 The librarian asked the students to keep quiet in the library.
B1 It is important to keep quiet during a job interview.
B2 The protesters were told to keep quiet by the police.
C1 The audience was reminded to keep quiet during the performance.
C2 Even a whisper could be heard in the room, so everyone tried to keep quiet.
adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
A1 Please keep quiet during the movie.
A2 I told the children to keep quiet while we were in the library.
B1 It's important to keep quiet in places of worship.
B2 The teacher asked the students to keep quiet during the test.
C1 Despite the chaos around her, she managed to keep quiet and focused on her work.
C2 Even in the face of criticism, she chose to keep quiet and maintain her composure.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence
A1 Please keep quiet during the movie.
A2 You should keep quiet in the library.
B1 It's important to keep quiet during the meeting.
B2 The teacher asked the students to keep quiet during the exam.
C1 I find it difficult to keep quiet when I have something important to say.
C2 Despite the chaos around her, she managed to keep quiet and focus on her work.
formal Please remember to keep quiet during the meeting.
informal Hey, can you keep quiet while I'm on the phone?
slang Dude, just zip it and keep quiet for once.
figurative Sometimes it's better to keep quiet and listen instead of speaking out.
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