"quieten down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: quietens down [present, singular, third-person], quietening down [participle, present], quietened down [participle, past], quietened down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} quieten down (third-person singular simple present quietens down, present participle quietening down, simple past and past participle quietened down)
  1. (intransitive, British) To become quieter. Tags: British, intransitive Related terms: quiet down (english: preferred in US)
    Sense id: en-quieten_down-en-verb-PdzlTj3Q Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 40 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 36 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 31 29
  2. (intransitive, British) To reduce intensity of an activity. Tags: British, intransitive
    Sense id: en-quieten_down-en-verb-CAlTBB-J Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 40 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 36 27
  3. (transitive, British) To make someone or something become quieter. Tags: British, transitive
    Sense id: en-quieten_down-en-verb-39amCsMr Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 40 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 36 27

Inflected forms

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