A1verb · intransitive · frequent

peace

peace · peaces · peaced · peacing

To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peaceTo make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.

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/ˈpiːs/

» He dedicated his life to peace.

Он посвятил свою жизнь миру. — shanghainese

Он посвятил свою жизнь делу мира. — marafon

Він присвятив своє життя миру. — aandrusiak

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Meaning

2 senses

To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
(slang)To peace out.

Examples

1257 sentences

He dedicated his life to peace.
Він присвятив своє життя миру. — aandrusiak
ruОн посвятил свою жизнь миру. — shanghainese
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Tom only wants some peace and quiet.
Том бажає лише тиші і спокою. — oromashka
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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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Tom says he just wants some peace and quiet.
Том говорить, що йому лише потрібен мир та спокій. — deniko
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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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Forms

peaces, peacing, peaced, peaced

Base form	peace · to peace
3rd person singular	peaces
Present participle	peacing
Past simple	peaced
Past participle	peaced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	peace
he, she, it	peaces

Past simpleLesson

all persons

peaced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have peaced
he, she, it	has peaced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will peace

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

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