how to pronounce calm

/kɑːm/

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calm is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of calm in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… ready for such a calm response today I …”

meaning of calm

Calm means to make calm or less agitated.

calm frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word calm occurs in english on average 29.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.