Tag: theses

Calm down

Calm down (intransitive) means ‘to become less angry, less excited, etc’: ‘Once everyone had calmed down, the meeting continued.’ The object of calm down (transitive) is always a person: ‘The…

Arise

Arise (arising, arose, arisen) is an intransitive verb, just like arrive, happen etc: (1) To come into being; originate: ‘A new religious movement originated in that country’; ‘The problem first…

Appear

Appear = (1) Become visible or be seen (suddenly): ‘Small red patches appeared all over the child’s back.’ ‘A minute later the manager appeared and asked what was wrong.’ (2)…