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Meanings of be silent in English

To stop speaking or making noise.

Not say anything.

Synonyms
Examples for "be in silence"
Examples for "be in silence"
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She'll be in silence until then.
Engineering Infinity
2
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
Woman: Man's Equal
3
But suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
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If people were , I am trying to say: don't be in silence, because they must be in absolute torment.
The Guardian
5
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
1
But in spite of her efforts she was unable to keep silence.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 2
2
Sconin did not keep silence, nor did the servants of the house.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
3
But I have found that I can make even it keep silence.
Dio's Rome, Volume 2 / An Historical Narrative Originally Compos...
4
Wear it in memory of me, and for its sake keep silence.'
The Tale Of Mr. Peter Brown - Chelsea Justice / From "The New De...
5
But Charley would only bury his face the closer, and keep silence.
The Channings: A Story
Usage of be silent in English
1
It is a case of be silent or stand up, he said.
The Irish Times
2
The wood-pigeon in the fir trees could not be silent any longer.
Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
3
In the presence of tears I can neither speak nor be silent.
Love and Other Stories
4
He will be silent; he has the power to make her so.
Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida / Selected from the Works of Ou...
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I wonder whether you can be silent in the sight of night-fishing.
Feats on the Fiord / The third book in "The Playfellow"
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Reginald will learn to be silent, just as he learned to talk.
The King’s Curse
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The Asiatic princes-But the ruler of the state must be silent.
Cleopatra — Volume 04
8
He signed to Dermot to be silent and said in solemn tones:
The Elephant God
9
Really nothing; and I hoped he would allow me to be silent.
Villette
10
Many know well how to speak; few know when to be silent.
The Parables of Our Lord
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She would lose herself in thought at times, and she'd be silent.
Her mother's hope
12
Far more have sacrificed too much more for me to be silent.
NY Magazine
13
Now please be silent unless you have a cogent point to make.
The Neutronium Alchemist
14
Hear me for my cause; and be silent, that you may hear.
The American Union Speaker
15
Harvey motioned the others to be silent, and tiptoed across the floor.
The Short Line War
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He knew it was one of the things to be silent about.
The Lost Prince