be still
Don't budge now
Be still is a command to stop moving or become quiet and calm.
The phrase carries a solemn or reverent tone, often appearing in religious contexts: Be still and know that I am God.
It can also mean to calm down emotionally: Be still, my heart.
In everyday use, it's a gentler alternative to "stop fidgeting" or "hold still."
- calmFree from agitation
- quietLacking in sound
- motionlessLacking all movement
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- freezeBecome solid from cold
don't move · hush · silence · moment of silence · quiet mind · serene · tranquil · inner peace · meditation · breathe · hold your breath · peace · rest · wait · settle · steady · unmoving · stationary
- hush commandsshh, shhh, ssh, hush up, be silent
- Scripture PhrasesJohn 3:16, Lord's Prayer, Our Father, Ten Commandments, Beatitudes
- interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
- mindfulnessmindfulness, meditation, meditate, breathe, breath
physical movement
be stillmove
Change location or act
keep moving · stir · move around · walk around · pace
still, being, stilled, stilling, stills, stillness, stiller, stillest