ebb
To flow back or recedeTo flow back or recede
» The tide is on the ebb.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To flow back or recede
The tides ebbed at noon.
flow back or recede
(intransitive)To fall away or decline
The dying man's strength ebbed away.
ebben, abebben
ослабеватьoslabevatʹ
fall away or decline
(intransitive)To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
(transitive)To cause to flow back.
Examples
12 sentencesThe tide is on the ebb.
All my energy has ebbed away.
ruВся моя энергия угасла.
His popularity was at a low ebb.
deSeine Beliebtheit hatte einen Tiefpunkt erreicht.
Elation and despair ebbed and flowed in her.
Relations between us seem to be on the ebb.
ruПохоже, что наши отношения пошли на спад.
deUnsere Beziehung scheint auf dem Tiefpunkt angekommen zu sein.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English ebben, from Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn (“toFrom Middle English ebben, from Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn (“to ebb”).
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Forms
ebbs, ebbing, ebbed, ebbedSynonyms
9 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle