ebb
To fall away or declineTo fall away or decline
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Examples
6 sentencesMeaning
4 senses(intransitive)To fall away or decline
The dying man's strength ebbed away.
ebben, abebben
ослабеватьoslabevatʹ
fall away or decline
(intransitive)To flow back or recede
The tides ebbed at noon.
flow back or recede
(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.
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, ebbedTenses
ebb · ebbed · will ebb · have 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
See also
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