be silent

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be silent

verb is silent · being silent · was silent · been silent

To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Opposite: speak, talk

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verb

Opposite: speak, talk

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verb refrain from speaking

Español	callarse
한국어	조용히 하다 joyonghi hada, 침묵하다 chimmukhada, 말하지 않다 malhaji anta
日本語	黙る damaru, 沈黙する chinmoku suru
中文	緘默 /缄默 jiānmò, 沉默 chénmò
हिन्दी	चुप्पी लगाना cuppī lagānā, चुप रहना cup rahnā, चुप लगाना cup lagānā
Português	calar-se
Français	se taire
Deutsch	schweigen, still sein
Italiano	tacere
Ελληνικά	σωπαίνω sopaíno
Română	a tăcea
Русский	молча́ть molčátʹ, безмо́лвствовать bezmólvstvovatʹ
Tiếng Việt	im lặng, lặng thinh
العربية	صَمَتَ ṣamata, سَكَتَ sakata
עברית	שָׁתַק shaták

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@misc{be_silent_2026,
  title = {be silent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/be%20silent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}