subside
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/səbˈsaɪd/
🇬🇧
/səbˈsaɪd/
intransitive verb
R
To slowly decrease or stop.
After the storm, the wind subsided, and we could go outside.
R
To return to a normal level after rising.
The water level subsided after the rain stopped.
R
To sink or settle lower.
The old building subsided into the ground over time.
translation
To slowly decrease or stop.; To return to a normal level after rising.; To sink or settle lower.
Word Forms
3rd Present
subsides
Past
subsided
Perfect
subsided
Progressive
subsiding