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- DictionarySub·side/səbˈsīd/
verb
- 1. become less intense, violent, or severe: "I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides"
- 2. (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level: "the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise"
To subside is to die down or become less violent, like rough ocean waves after a storm has passed (or your seasickness, if you happened to be sailing on that ocean). Subside comes from the Latin prefix sub- (meaning "down") and the Latin verb sidere (meaning "to settle").
1. to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate. 2. to sink or fall to a lower level. 3. (Physical Geography) (of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse. 4. (of sediment, etc) to sink or descend to the bottom; settle. [C17: from Latin subsīdere to settle down, from sub- down + sīdere to settle] subˈsider n.
[intransitive] to become calmer, quieter or less intense. She waited nervously for his anger to subside. When the rain had subsided we continued our walk. I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided. He waited until the laughter had subsided before continuing his story. The storm gradually subsided. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
5 days ago · 1. to sink to a low or lower level. 2. to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate. The laughter subsided. 3. to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate. to cause coffee grounds to subside. SYNONYMS 1. decline, descend, settle.
to become less strong or extreme: The violence seems to be subsiding at last. subside verb [I] (BUILDING) If a building subsides, it sinks down to a lower level. (Definition of subside from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of subside. in Chinese (Traditional) 較弱, （狀況）趨於平緩，平息, 下沉… See more.
Mar 9, 2024 · ( intransitive) To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink . ( intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate . The sea subsides. The tumults of war will subside. The fever has subsided. ( intransitive, colloquial) To cease talking. Related terms [ edit]
to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate: to cause coffee grounds to subside.
