tacet


ta·cet

T0006600 (tā′sĭt, tăs′ĭt, tä′kĕt′)v. Music Be silent. Used chiefly as a direction.
[Latin, third person sing. present tense of tacēre, to be silent.]

tacet

(ˈteɪsɛt; ˈtæs-) vb (Classical Music) (intr) (on a musical score) a direction indicating that a particular instrument or singer does not take part in a movement or part of a movement[C18: from Latin: it is silent, from tacēre to be quiet]

ta•cet

(ˈtɑ kɛt, ˈtæs ɪt, ˈteɪ sɪt) be silent (used in music to direct an instrument or voice not to play or sing). [1715–25; < Latin: literally, (it) is silent]

tacet


Past participle: taceted
Gerund: taceting
Imperative
tacet
tacet
Present
I tacet
you tacet
he/she/it tacets
we tacet
you tacet
they tacet
Preterite
I taceted
you taceted
he/she/it taceted
we taceted
you taceted
they taceted
Present Continuous
I am taceting
you are taceting
he/she/it is taceting
we are taceting
you are taceting
they are taceting
Present Perfect
I have taceted
you have taceted
he/she/it has taceted
we have taceted
you have taceted
they have taceted
Past Continuous
I was taceting
you were taceting
he/she/it was taceting
we were taceting
you were taceting
they were taceting
Past Perfect
I had taceted
you had taceted
he/she/it had taceted
we had taceted
you had taceted
they had taceted
Future
I will tacet
you will tacet
he/she/it will tacet
we will tacet
you will tacet
they will tacet
Future Perfect
I will have taceted
you will have taceted
he/she/it will have taceted
we will have taceted
you will have taceted
they will have taceted
Future Continuous
I will be taceting
you will be taceting
he/she/it will be taceting
we will be taceting
you will be taceting
they will be taceting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been taceting
you have been taceting
he/she/it has been taceting
we have been taceting
you have been taceting
they have been taceting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been taceting
you will have been taceting
he/she/it will have been taceting
we will have been taceting
you will have been taceting
they will have been taceting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been taceting
you had been taceting
he/she/it had been taceting
we had been taceting
you had been taceting
they had been taceting
Conditional
I would tacet
you would tacet
he/she/it would tacet
we would tacet
you would tacet
they would tacet
Past Conditional
I would have taceted
you would have taceted
he/she/it would have taceted
we would have taceted
you would have taceted
they would have taceted