Collocations for quiet - adj.
1. with little or no noise; not talking
VERBS
be | become, fall, go, grow | lie, keep, remain, sit, stay
Just sit quiet for a moment, there''s a good boy.
Just sit quiet for a moment, there''s a good boy.
keep sb/sth
Keep that dog quiet, will you!
Keep that dog quiet, will you!
ADV.
all, extraordinarily, extremely, really, remarkably, unusually, very
Suddenly the room went all quiet.
Suddenly the room went all quiet.
absolutely, completely, perfectly | fairly, pretty, rather | enough | blissfully | deathly, eerily
The house was eerily quiet.
The house was eerily quiet.
dangerously, ominously
His voice was dangerously quiet as he asked the question.
His voice was dangerously quiet as he asked the question.
oddly, strangely, unnaturally
She went back to a strangely quiet house.
She went back to a strangely quiet house.
uncharacteristically
PREP.
about
I knew I had to keep quiet about it.
I knew I had to keep quiet about it.
PHRASES
nice (and) quiet
I was looking forward to a nice quiet afternoon.
I was looking forward to a nice quiet afternoon.
2. without much activity
VERBS
be, look, seem | become | lie, remain, sit
Lie quiet for an hour and you''ll feel better.
Lie quiet for an hour and you''ll feel better.
keep sb/sth
Keep the patient as quiet as possible.
Keep the patient as quiet as possible.
ADV.
extremely, very | comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, reasonably, relatively | enough
Things seemed quiet enough, but it was an uneasy calm.
Things seemed quiet enough, but it was an uneasy calm.