- have a quiet word with someone
- spoken
to speak to someone in an informal way about a problem
Maybe I should have a quiet word with Tom's teacher?
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have a quiet word with someone
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have a quiet word with someone — spoken phrase to speak to someone in an informal way about a problem Maybe I should have a quiet word with Tom’s teacher? Thesaurus: general words meaning to say somethingsynonym Main entry: quiet … Useful english dictionary
quiet — qui|et1 [ kwaıət ] adjective *** 1. ) making very little or no noise: Electric cars are quiet and pollution free. some quiet soothing music a ) used about people who are not talking or who do not usually talk much: a quiet sensitive boy go quiet … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quiet — I UK [ˈkwaɪət] / US adjective Word forms quiet : adjective quiet comparative quieter superlative quietest *** 1) making very little or no noise Electric cars are quiet and pollution free. some quiet soothing music a) used about people who are not … English dictionary
quiet — qui|et1 W2S2 [ˈkwaıət] adj comparative quieter superlative quietest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no noise)¦ 2¦(not speaking)¦ 3 (be) quiet! 4 keep something quiet/keep quiet about something 5¦(no activity/people)¦ 6¦(business)¦ 7 keep somebody quiet … Dictionary of contemporary English
quiet — 1 adjective 1 NO NOISE not making much noise: We ll have to be quiet so as not to wake the baby. | The engine is 20% quieter than its nearest rival s. | (as) quiet as a mouse (=very quiet) 2 quiet!/be quiet! spoken used to tell someone, rather… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quiet — [[t]kwa͟ɪ͟ət[/t]] ♦♦ quieter, quietest, quiets, quieting, quieted 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise. Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented... A quiet murmur passed through the… … English dictionary
word — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦ words, wording, worded 1) N COUNT A word is a single unit of language that can be represented in writing or speech. In English, a word has a space on either side of it when it is written. The words stood out clearly on the… … English dictionary
word — I UK [wɜː(r)d] / US [wɜrd] noun Word forms word : singular word plural words *** 1) [countable] a single unit of written or spoken language The first word that many babies speak is Mama . Can you read the words on this page? The Latin word for a… … English dictionary
quiet — 1. adjective /kwaɪət/ a) With little or no sound; denoting absence of disturbing noise. I cant hear the music, it is too quiet. b) Having little motion or activity; calm … Wiktionary
word — /wɜd / (say werd) noun 1. a sound or a combination of sounds, or its written or printed representation, used in any language as the sign of a concept. 2. Grammar an element which can stand alone as an utterance, not divisible into two or more… …
