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subside
- /sʌbˈsaɪd/
- /səbˈsaɪd/
Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
From Latin subsīdō (“to settle, subside”).
verb subsides · subsiding · subsided
- To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. An illuminating article in a recent issue of the Eastern Region's Civil Engineering News points out that where coal is worked over a reasonably large area, it is not only the whole of the strata above the workings, but also an area beyond which is liable to subside at varying rates after the coal ha
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To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
The sea subsides.
Similar: abate
- To cease talking.
Translations
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verb to sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees
| 한국어 | 가라앉다 garaanda |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 平息 píngxī, 减退 jiǎntuì |
| Português | esvaziar |
| Français | tomber, se déposer |
| Deutsch | einsinken |
| Italiano | sprofondare, abbassare, abbassarsi, scendere, discendere, ridursi |
| Română | scufunda |
| Русский | оседа́ть osedátʹ, осе́сть oséstʹ |
verb to fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink
| Português | diminuir |
|---|---|
| Français | tomber, s’abaisser, s’affaisser, descendre, couler |
| Italiano | discendere, abbassare, calare |
| Română | scădea |
| Русский | опуска́ться opuskátʹsja, опусти́ться opustítʹsja, спада́ть spadátʹ, спасть spastʹ |
verb to fall into a state of calm; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate
| Español | calmarse, amainar, bajar, irse apagando, remitir, aminorar |
|---|---|
| Português | arrefecer |
| Français | se calmer |
| Deutsch | abklingen, nachlassen, abschwellen |
| Italiano | calmarsi, quietarsi, sedare |
| Русский | успока́иваться uspokáivatʹsja, успоко́иться uspokóitʹsja, унима́ться unimátʹsja, уня́ться unjátʹsja |
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title = {subside},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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