VERB | emotion | cool off, calm, calm down, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it | become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation |
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change | cool off, cool, cool down | lose intensity | |
emotion | cool off | feel less enamoured of something or somebody |
Meaning | Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Example | "After the fight both men need to cool off." | |
Synonyms | calm, calm down, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it | |
Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
Spanish | calmarse | |
Catalan | calmar-se, calmar |
Meaning | Lose intensity. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | cool, cool down | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Meaning | Feel less enamoured of something or somebody. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
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