English to Afrikaans Meaning of sedate - besadigde

Sedate :

besadigde

adjective

besadigde, kalm, stadig, geleidelike, ligte, vaste, stel, statiese, steeds, stilstaande, stil, vreedsame, rustige

Sedate :: besadigdeSedated :: verdoofSedately :: sedatelySedateness :: sedatenessSedates :: sedatesSedating :: sedasie

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Definitions of sedate in English

Verb(1) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
Adjective(1) characterized by dignity and propriety(2) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

Examples of sedate in English

(1) But how often does one see a youngster moving on a scooterette at a sedate pace, between 42 and 50 kmph?(2) Much like draining a bathtub, going down in a lock is fairly sedate .(3) This does not reflect well on the sedate , calm and collected gentleman that I hallucinated myself to be.(4) Lucas followed behind at a more sedate pace, and neither looked happy.(5) Village cricket isn't the dull, sedate affair for which I had dismissed it.(6) And I spent the last twenty minutes of the exam writing at a fairly sedate rate.(7) Organizer Richard MacKinnon admits that the crowd is still fairly sedate and lacks diversity.(8) The Op. 71 and Op. 74 were composed in 1793 during a relatively sedate period in Vienna.(9) I'm a member of the House of Lords, which is very much more sedate and dignified than the House of Commons.(10) The company has gone for a rather sedate slate grey casing leaving brash corporate silver behind.(11) Barnsley batted first and looked composed, if a little sedate , in reaching 25 off 14 tidy overs from Duncan Snell and Rob Flack.(12) I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar.(13) Compared with the cricket, they were all rather sedate .(14) He followed her at a more sedate pace that was faster than it seemed.(15) As she drew near the room, Morgan slowed her pace to a much more sedate walk.(16) In Britain, political activists have taken a rather more sedate approach.

(1) sedan chair ::

sedan stoel

Synonyms

Adjective

1. slow ::

stadig

2. calm ::

kalm

3. grave ::

graf

4. staid ::

sober

Verb

5. tranquilize ::

kalm

Antonyms

1. facetious ::

snaaks

2. flip ::

flip

3. flippant ::

ligsinnig

4. humorous ::

humoristiese

5. jocular ::

snaaks

6. playful ::

speelse

Different Forms

sedate, sedated, sedately, sedateness, sedates, sedating

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