becalm
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be·calm
(bĭ-käm′)tr.v. be·calmed, be·calm·ing, be·calms
1. To render motionless for lack of wind: "Across the harbor, a small sailing skiff, becalmed near some reeds, caught the breeze again" (Horace Freeland Judson).
2. To make calm or still; soothe.
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becalm
(bɪˈkɑːm)vb (tr)
rare to calm down
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be•calm
(bɪˈkɑm)v.t.
1. to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it.
2. to calm.
[1550–60]
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becalm
Past participle: becalmed
Gerund: becalming
| Imperative |
|---|
| becalm |
| becalm |
| Present |
|---|
| I becalm |
| you becalm |
| he/she/it becalms |
| we becalm |
| you becalm |
| they becalm |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I becalmed |
| you becalmed |
| he/she/it becalmed |
| we becalmed |
| you becalmed |
| they becalmed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am becalming |
| you are becalming |
| he/she/it is becalming |
| we are becalming |
| you are becalming |
| they are becalming |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have becalmed |
| you have becalmed |
| he/she/it has becalmed |
| we have becalmed |
| you have becalmed |
| they have becalmed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was becalming |
| you were becalming |
| he/she/it was becalming |
| we were becalming |
| you were becalming |
| they were becalming |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had becalmed |
| you had becalmed |
| he/she/it had becalmed |
| we had becalmed |
| you had becalmed |
| they had becalmed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will becalm |
| you will becalm |
| he/she/it will becalm |
| we will becalm |
| you will becalm |
| they will becalm |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have becalmed |
| you will have becalmed |
| he/she/it will have becalmed |
| we will have becalmed |
| you will have becalmed |
| they will have becalmed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be becalming |
| you will be becalming |
| he/she/it will be becalming |
| we will be becalming |
| you will be becalming |
| they will be becalming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been becalming |
| you have been becalming |
| he/she/it has been becalming |
| we have been becalming |
| you have been becalming |
| they have been becalming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been becalming |
| you will have been becalming |
| he/she/it will have been becalming |
| we will have been becalming |
| you will have been becalming |
| they will have been becalming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been becalming |
| you had been becalming |
| he/she/it had been becalming |
| we had been becalming |
| you had been becalming |
| they had been becalming |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would becalm |
| you would becalm |
| he/she/it would becalm |
| we would becalm |
| you would becalm |
| they would becalm |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have becalmed |
| you would have becalmed |
| he/she/it would have becalmed |
| we would have becalmed |
| you would have becalmed |
| they would have becalmed |
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Translations
becalm
[bɪˈkɑːm] VT to be becalmed → estar encalmado
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