Calm | Mean of calm in English Dictionary

/ˈkɑːm/

• not angry, upset, excited, etc.
1. The teacher asked us to remain/stay calm after the fire alarm went off.
2. The capital city was calm despite rumors of a possible terrorist attack. [=people in the city behaved in the usual way; there was not a lot of excited or fearful activity in the city]
3. Let's try to have a calm discussion about your grades.
4. My brother is always calm, cool, and collected. [=he never gets very upset]
• Noun
• a quiet and peaceful state or condition
1. After two days of violent protests, the mayor appealed/pleaded for calm.
2. The calm was broken by another terrorist bombing.
3. the calm of a church
4. Police tried to restore calm after the riot.
5. A quiet calm settled over the city.
• a peaceful mental or emotional state
1. The coach was able to keep his calm during the game.
2. Everyone noticed her outward calm at the funeral.
• Verb

• to become or to cause (someone) to become less upset, emotional, excited, etc.
1. The mayor tried to calm [=quiet, settle] the protesters.
2. His words were effective in calming her fears.
3. The mayor tried to calm down the crowd.
4. The mayor asked the protesters to calm down so he could speak.
5. He needs to calm down enough to tell police about the accident.
• to become or to cause (something) to become less active, violent, forceful, etc.
1. The winds calmed overnight.
2. The winds calmed down overnight.
3. The dispute over the new factory has finally calmed down.
4. The medicine helped calm her breathing.
5. We need to calm the situation down a little.