calm down

• Partikelverb, das die Handlung beschreibt, Erregung, Angst oder Aufregung zu verringern; sich beruhigen oder jemanden beruhigen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming less agitated, anxious, or excited; to relax or soothe.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Become less agitatedinformal

   To become less angry, anxious, or excited.

   Sich beruhigen

   • She took a deep breath to calm down.
   • He needed a few minutes to calm down after the argument.
   • The teacher asked the students to calm down.

   Synonymechill outcool downcool offease offrelaxsettle downsimmer down

   Antonymeagitateexciteflarefretpanicragestormupset

2. Make someone less agitatedinformal

   To help someone become less angry, anxious, or excited.

   Beruhigen

   • The mother calmed down her crying baby.
   • He tried to calm down his friend after the bad news.
   • The manager calmed down the angry customer.

   Synonymeappeaseassuagecomfortmollifypacifyplacatequietreassuresettlesoothe

   Antonymeagitatedisturbexcitefazeinflameprovokerouseupset

Grundverbcalm