quiet
/ˈkwaɪət/adjective
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शांत, धीमा
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without many people or much noise or activity
सुनसान, शांत (जगह या समय)
- a quiet street
- The library is quiet in the morning.
- We moved to a quiet village far from the highway.
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- It is quiet in the hostel on Sunday afternoons.
- The market was unusually quiet that morning.
Opposite busy
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(of a person) tending not to talk very much
कम बोलने वाला, चुप रहने वाला
- He is a quiet, hard-working boy.
- My brother is a quiet person who prefers books to parties.
- Radhika is a quiet girl who rarely speaks in class.
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- He is quiet by nature but very kind.
- The quiet student at the back turned out to be the topper.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
keep quiet / be quiet
Used as a request or command to stop making noise.
शोर बंद करने के अनुरोध या आदेश के लिए प्रयोग होता है।
- Keep quiet during the exam.
- Be quiet, the baby is sleeping.
quiet about / on the subject of
Use about when someone does not speak openly on a matter.
जब कोई किसी विषय पर खुलकर नहीं बोलता, तब 'about' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The minister has been quiet about the scheme.
quiet (adjective) vs quite (adverb)
The two words differ in spelling and meaning.
दोनों शब्दों की spelling और अर्थ अलग हैं।
- It was a quiet evening.
- It was quite cold.
quiet down / quieten / quieten down
In British English the verb is quieten; quiet down is also common and means become calmer.
British English में verb 'quieten' है; 'quiet down' का अर्थ शांत हो जाना है और यह भी प्रचलित है।
- The class quietened down when the bell rang.
- Please quiet down; the exam has started.
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adjective + quiet
veryrelativelyunusuallydeathly
- The hall was unusually quiet after the result.
quiet + noun
cornervoicelifenightstreet
- She found a quiet corner in the library.
verb + quiet
keepfallgostay
- The class fell quiet when the principal entered.
quiet + abstract noun
confidencedignitycouragedeterminationrevolution
- She faced the interview with quiet confidence.
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- The village is very quiet in the afternoon heat.
दोपहर की गरमी में गाँव बहुत शांत रहता है।
- Radhika is a quiet girl who prefers to read.
राधिका एक कम बोलने वाली लड़की है जिसे पढ़ना पसंद है।
- Business has been quiet since the elections.
चुनावों के बाद से व्यापार मंदा रहा है।
- He gave a quiet smile and left the room.
वह चुपचाप मुस्कुराया और कमरे से बाहर चला गया।
- Please turn the music down and keep it quiet.
कृपया संगीत की आवाज़ धीमी कर दें।
- After the festival the lanes turned quiet again.
त्योहार के बाद गलियाँ फिर शांत हो गईं।
- He asked for a quiet word with the headmaster.
उसने प्रधानाध्यापक से एकांत में बात करने का आग्रह किया।
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✗ The room was quite after midnight.
✓ The room was quiet after midnight.
Quiet means silent; quite means fairly.
'Quiet' का अर्थ शांत है, जबकि 'quite' का अर्थ काफ़ी है।
✗ The teacher asked us to quiet our voices down.
✓ The teacher asked us to keep our voices down.
Keep down is the natural phrase for lowering your voice.
आवाज़ धीमी रखने के लिए 'keep down' स्वाभाविक वाक्यांश है।
✗ He lives a quiet and peacefully life.
✓ He lives a quiet and peaceful life.
Both words describe the noun life, so both must be adjectives.
दोनों शब्द 'life' की विशेषता बताते हैं, इसलिए दोनों adjective होने चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both describe a lack of noise, but quiet is gentler and wider in use.
दोनों शोर की कमी बताते हैं, पर 'quiet' अधिक कोमल है और अधिक अर्थों में आता है।
Low in noise or activity; also describes a person who speaks little.
कम शोर या गतिविधि वाला; कम बोलने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए भी।
- It was a quiet town.
Without any sound at all, or choosing not to speak.
बिल्कुल आवाज़ रहित, या बोलने से इनकार करने वाला।
- The crowd stood silent for a minute.
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keep quiet about sth / keep sth quiet
to say nothing about sth; to keep sth secret
चुप रहना, किसी बात को छिपाकर रखना
- The cashier kept quiet about the missing money for a week.
- Radhika kept her selection quiet until the final result was declared.
?Which word?
quiet or quite?
Quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ has two syllables and means not noisy. Quite /kwaɪt/ has one syllable and means fairly or completely.
Quiet में दो syllables हैं और इसका अर्थ 'शांत' है। Quite में एक syllable है और इसका अर्थ 'काफ़ी' या 'पूरी तरह' है। दोनों की spelling में e और t का क्रम अलग है।