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- 1. become less intense, violent, or severe: "I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level: "the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of SUBSIDE is to sink or fall to the bottom : settle. How to use subside in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Subside.
SUBSIDE definition: 1. If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme: 2. If a building, land, or water…. Learn more.
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 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.
Definition of subside verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Subside definition: To move or sink to a lower or normal level.
SUBSIDE meaning: 1. to become less strong or extreme: 2. If a building subsides, it sinks down to a lower level.. Learn more.
Definitions of 'subside' 1. If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud. [...] 2. If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general. [...] 3. If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'subside' American English: səbsaɪd British English: səbsaɪd. More
subside. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Building, Meteorology sub‧side /səbˈsaɪd/ verb [intransitive] 1 if a feeling, pain, sound etc subsides, it gradually becomes less and then stops SYN die down Simon waited until the laughter subsided.
1. to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate. 2. to sink or fall to a lower level. 3. (of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse. 4. (of sediment, etc) to sink or descend to the bottom; settle. Collins English Dictionary.
