Meaning

1 senses

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

    schweigen, still sein

    молча́тьmolčátʹ, безмо́лвствоватьbezmólvstvovatʹ

    мовча́тиmovčáty

Examples

278 sentences

  1. I won't be silent.

    Я мовчати не буду.

    ruЯ молчать не буду.

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  2. All of us were silent.

    Ми всі мовчали.

    ruМы все молчали.

    deWir waren alle still.

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  3. Everyone is silent.

    Усі мовчать.

    ruВсе молчат.

    deAlle sind still.

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  4. Tom is silent.

    Том мовчить.

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  5. All was silent in the house.

    ruВсё в доме молчало.

    deAlles war still im Haus.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
refrain from speaking:
Русский
By meaning 1
refrain from speaking:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
refrain from speaking:

Forms

is silent, being silent, was silent, been silent
Base formbe silent · to be silent
3rd person singularis silent
Present participlebeing silent
Past simplewas silent
Past participlebeen silent

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybe silent
he, she, itis silent

Past simpleLesson

all personswas silent

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave been silent
he, she, ithas been silent

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill be silent

Antonyms

2 antonyms
speakA1talkA1

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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