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chill

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈtʃɪɫ// UK //tʃˈɪl// chill Archaic Slang

adj. relaxed, easy-going, or calm. You use this to describe a person who doesn't get stressed easily or a place that feels very comfortable.

adj. characterised by a relaxed, easy-going, or calm disposition or atmosphere. Informal in register; frequently used to describe social environments or personal temperaments.


SIMPLE

We had a very chill evening watching movies.

CONTEXTUAL

The new manager is surprisingly chill about deadlines as long as the work is high quality.

COMPLEX

While the rest of the office was panicking about the server migration, the lead developer remained remarkably chill, methodically checking every line of code.

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Often follows a linking verb like 'be', 'stay', or 'keep'.

Pitfall

I am chilling my friendsI am chilling with my friendsWhen used to mean spending time together, the verb requires the preposition 'with'.

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