Collocations for "calm"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "calm" in context.
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calm
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- [try to, just] calm down
- calm yourself (down)
- (someone) calm her down
- calmed me down [somewhat, a little, considerably]
- [a drink, a stiff drink, some medicine] to calm you down
- tried to calm things down (by)
- calm down before [your speech, the big performance, an interview]
- calmed down enough to [think, act, perform]
- calm a [crying, screaming, fussy, colicky] baby
- calmed and [quieted, soothed, relaxed, comforted]
- the [sea, sky, storm] (suddenly) calmed
- [violence, riots, protests] have calmed in recent [days]
- the [situation, baby, weather] has calmed down
- the [crowd, class, audience] calmed itself
- calms my [nerves, fears]
- calm my [upset, nervous] stomach
- calm the [pain, situation]
- calm your [anxious, worried] mind
- a calm [person, teacher, mother, child, dog]
- is the calmest [person] I know
- a calm [face, expression, look]
- [seemed, looked, appeared] calm
- feel calmer [now, since, after]
- please be calm!
- [all, everything, everybody] was calm
- a calm [day, morning, afternoon]
- the [sea, ocean, weather] was calm
- [sailing, stuck] in calm [waters, seas]
- a calm [atmosphere, house, environment]
- a calm [approach, mind, oasis, voice]
- calm behavior
- calm and [easy, carefree]
- cool, calm and [collected, composed]
- stay calm and [collected]
- [in a, her] calm and collected manner
- the calm of [the night, a summer evening]
- enjoy the calm [at the beach, in the wilderness, of the night]
- the [sound, shot, lightning] broke the calm
- broke his [normal, usual] calm
- her calm gave way to [fear, terror]
- he [kept, maintained] his calm
- (this is) the calm before the storm
- in the calm of the storm
- a calm that comes only [with, after, before]
- calm returned to the [town, area, family]
- [stuck, sailing] in the calms
'calm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anxious
- call
- caress
- collected
- composed
- cool
- crying
- demeanor
- device
- drug
- dying
- eerie
- find
- front
- inner
- island
- lullaby
- music
- nerve
- nun
- outer
- outside
- outward
- pain
- police
- polished
- reminder
- road
- sea
- sense
- storm
- surface
- take
- tummy
- wary
- wash