peace in English
- peace⇄expr. at peace,
a. not in a state of war.
Ex. The United States is at peace with her neighbors.
b. not quarreling; not at strife or at variance.
Ex. He is at peace with this world and the next (John W. Warter).
c. in a st - peace⇄expr. hold (or keep) one's peace, to keep still; remain quiet.
Ex. Do not speak when you should hold your peace. - peace⇄expr. keep the peace, to refrain, or prevent others, from disturbing the (public) peace; maintain public order.
Ex. Dragoons ... stationed near Berwick, for the purpose of keeping the peace (Macaulay). - peace⇄expr. make one's peace, to effect reconciliation for oneself or for someone else.
Ex. to make one's peace with an enemy. I will make your peace with him, if I can (Shakespeare). - peace⇄expr. make peace,
a. to effect a reconciliation between persons or parties at variance.
Ex. to make peace between union and management.
b. to conclude peace with a nation at the close of war.
Ex. They of Gibeon had made peace wi - peace⇄interj. keep still! stay quiet! be silent!
- peace⇄noun 1. freedom from strife of any kind.
Ex. peace in the family.
(SYN) harmony, concord, amity.
2. public quiet, order, and security.
3. freedom from war.
Ex. to work for world peace.
4. an agreement between enemi - peace⇄peace, noun, interjection, verb, peaced,peacing.
- peace⇄v.i. (Archaic.) to be or become silent.
Ex. When the thunder would not peace at my bidding (Shakespeare).
peace in Kashmiri कॉशुर
peace in Sindhi سنڌي
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