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quietens

quietens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quieten.

Meaning of quieten

Verb

quieten (third-person singular simple present quietens, present participle quietening, simple past and past participle quietened)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, transitive) To make quiet.
    • quieten the class
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive) To become quiet.
    • quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.

Phrases with quietens

Questions about quietens

What is quietens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Quietens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quieten.

Words near quietens in the dictionary

  1. quietener
  2. quieteners
  3. quietening
  4. quietening down
  5. quietenings
  6. quietens
  7. quietens down
  8. quieter
  9. quieters
  10. quietest
  11. quieteth

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