peace

peace
peace
W2S2 [pi:s] n
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1¦(no war)¦
2¦(no noise/interruptions)¦
3¦(calm/not worried)¦
4 make (your) peace with somebody
5 keep the peace
6 hold/keep your peace
7 disturb the peace
8 rest in peace
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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: pais, from Latin pax]
1.) ¦(NO WAR)¦ [singular, U]
a situation in which there is no war or fighting
▪ The country is at peace with its neighbours for the first time in years.
▪ By the end of the century, France had made peace with Britain.
▪ a city where people of different religions have lived together in peace for centuries
▪ efforts to bring peace to the region
▪ a dangerous situation which threatens world peace
peace between
▪ a lasting peace between the two sides
▪ An uneasy peace continued until 1939.
▪ the Northern Ireland peace talks
▪ an international peace conference
▪ the peace treaty that ended the First World War
▪ the Middle East peace process
2.) ¦(NO NOISE/INTERRUPTIONS)¦[U]
a very quiet and pleasant situation in which you are not interrupted
in peace
▪ I'll leave you now and let you get dressed in peace.
▪ I wish she would just leave me in peace .
▪ All I want is some peace and quiet .
3.) ¦(CALM/NOT WORRIED)¦[U]
a feeling of being calm, happy, and not worried
▪ the search for inner peace
▪ Having household insurance is supposed to give you peace of mind .
▪ Lynn seems to be more at peace with herself these days (=calm, satisfied, no longer worried about anything) .
4.) make (your) peace with sb
to end a quarrel with a person or group, especially by telling them you are sorry
▪ Ann wanted to make her peace with her father before he died.
5.) keep the peace
to stop people from fighting, arguing, or causing trouble
▪ The US is sending troops overseas in order to keep the peace.
6.) hold/keep your peace
formal old-fashioned to keep quiet even though you would like to say something
7.) disturb the peace
law to behave in a noisy or violent way
▪ Macklin was charged with disturbing the peace.
→breach of the peace at ↑breach1 (5)
8.) rest in peace
words that are said during a funeral service for someone who has died, or written on a ↑gravestone
→↑RIP
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
be at peace (with somebody) (=not be involved in a war)
make peace (=agree to stop fighting)
live in peace (=live without fighting)
bring peace to somewhere
world peace
lasting peace
uneasy peace
peace talks/negotiations/conference
peace treaty/agreement/accord
peace movement/march/campaigner/protester
the peace process
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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