Meaning

2 senses

  1. (slang)Peace out; goodbye.

  2. (archaic)Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.

Examples

1257 sentences

  1. He dedicated his life to peace.

    Він присвятив своє життя миру. — aandrusiak

    ruОн посвятил свою жизнь миру. — shanghainese

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  2. Tom only wants some peace and quiet.

    Том бажає лише тиші і спокою. — oromashka

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  3. Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace.

    Наша кінцева мета - мир в усьому світі. — deniko

    deUnser letztendliches Ziel ist die Errichtung des Weltfriedens. — xtofu80

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  4. Tom says he just wants some peace and quiet.

    Том говорить, що йому лише потрібен мир та спокій. — deniko

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  5. Everybody wants permanent peace.

    Всі хочуть постійного миру. — deniko

    ruВсе хотят постоянного мира. — Ekaterra

    deJeder möchte dauerhaften Frieden. — kriskelvin

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Origin

From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (

From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb, frēols, and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).

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Collocations

9 patterns
  • peace and quiet
  • some peace and
  • some peace
  • world peace
  • live in peace
  • wanted some peace
  • was some peace
  • peace talks
  • want peace

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
paywallC1PCA2peaA2peacefulA2peacefullyB2peacefulness

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