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subside
sub·side S0851200 (səb-sīd′)intr.v. sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing, sub·sides 1. a. To become less intense, active, or severe; abate.b. To become smaller or less prominent, as swelling. See Synonyms at decrease.2. To move or sink to a lower or normal level: The earth subsided as the aquifer drained away.3. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment.4. To sit down slowly; settle down: "She looked swiftly around, and once she saw her husband, subsided primly onto the edge of a chair" (Jane Stevenson). [Latin subsīdere : sub-, sub- + sīdere, to settle; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] sub·si′dence (səb-sīd′ns, sŭb′sĭ-dns) n.subside (səbˈsaɪd) vb (intr) 1. to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate2. to sink or fall to a lower level3. (Physical Geography) (of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse4. (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 nsub•side (səbˈsaɪd) v.i. -sid•ed, -sid•ing. 1. to sink to a low or lower level. 2. to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate. 3. to sink or fall to the bottom, as sediment; settle; precipitate. [1640–50; < Latin subsīdere=sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedēre to be seated; see sit] sub•sid•ence (səbˈsaɪd ns, ˈsʌb sɪ dns) n. subside Past participle: subsided Gerund: subsiding
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I subside | you subside | he/she/it subsides | we subside | you subside | they subside |
Preterite |
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I subsided | you subsided | he/she/it subsided | we subsided | you subsided | they subsided |
Present Continuous |
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I am subsiding | you are subsiding | he/she/it is subsiding | we are subsiding | you are subsiding | they are subsiding |
Present Perfect |
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I have subsided | you have subsided | he/she/it has subsided | we have subsided | you have subsided | they have subsided |
Past Continuous |
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I was subsiding | you were subsiding | he/she/it was subsiding | we were subsiding | you were subsiding | they were subsiding |
Past Perfect |
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I had subsided | you had subsided | he/she/it had subsided | we had subsided | you had subsided | they had subsided |
Future |
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I will subside | you will subside | he/she/it will subside | we will subside | you will subside | they will subside |
Future Perfect |
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I will have subsided | you will have subsided | he/she/it will have subsided | we will have subsided | you will have subsided | they will have subsided |
Future Continuous |
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I will be subsiding | you will be subsiding | he/she/it will be subsiding | we will be subsiding | you will be subsiding | they will be subsiding |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been subsiding | you have been subsiding | he/she/it has been subsiding | we have been subsiding | you have been subsiding | they have been subsiding |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been subsiding | you will have been subsiding | he/she/it will have been subsiding | we will have been subsiding | you will have been subsiding | they will have been subsiding |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been subsiding | you had been subsiding | he/she/it had been subsiding | we had been subsiding | you had been subsiding | they had been subsiding |
Conditional |
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I would subside | you would subside | he/she/it would subside | we would subside | you would subside | they would subside |
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I would have subsided | you would have subsided | he/she/it would have subsided | we would have subsided | you would have subsided | they would have subsided | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | subside - wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"lessenweaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" | | 2. | subside - sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"sink, dip - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" | | 3. | subside - sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"settlego under, go down, sink, settle - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" | | 4. | subside - descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"sinkcome down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
subsideverb1. decrease, diminish, lessen, ease, moderate, dwindle, wane, recede, ebb, abate, let up, peter out, slacken, melt away, quieten, level off, de-escalate The pain had subsided during the night. decrease rise, increase, grow, mount, soar, swell, intensify, wax, heighten, escalate, inflate, tumefy2. collapse, sink, cave in, drop, lower, settle Does that mean that the whole house is subsiding?3. drop, fall, decline, ebb, descend Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.subsideverbTo become or cause to become less active or intense:abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, wane.Translationssubside (səbˈsaid) verb1. (of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower. When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls. (土地等)下沈 (土地等)下沉 2. (of floods) to become lower and withdraw. Gradually the water subsided. (洪水)減退 (洪水)减退 3. (of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter. They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided. (風暴,騷亂等)平靜下來 (风暴,骚乱等)平静下来 subsidence (ˈsabsidəns) , ((American) səbˈsaidəns) noun the process of subsiding. The road has had to be closed because of subsidence. 下沈 下沉EncyclopediaSeesubsidencesubside
Synonyms for subsideverb decreaseSynonyms- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- ease
- moderate
- dwindle
- wane
- recede
- ebb
- abate
- let up
- peter out
- slacken
- melt away
- quieten
- level off
- de-escalate
Antonyms- rise
- increase
- grow
- mount
- soar
- swell
- intensify
- wax
- heighten
- escalate
- inflate
- tumefy
verb collapseSynonyms- collapse
- sink
- cave in
- drop
- lower
- settle
verb dropSynonyms- drop
- fall
- decline
- ebb
- descend
Synonyms for subsideverb to become or cause to become less active or intenseSynonyms- abate
- bate
- die
- ease
- ebb
- fall
- fall off
- lapse
- let up
- moderate
- remit
- slacken
- slack off
- wane
Synonyms for subsideverb wear off or die downSynonymsRelated Wordsverb sink to a lower level or form a depressionRelated Wordsverb sink down or precipitateSynonymsRelated Words- go under
- go down
- sink
- settle
verb descend into or as if into some soft substance or placeSynonymsRelated Words- come down
- descend
- go down
- fall
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