Meaning

1 senses

  1. Low, shallow

Examples

12 sentences

  1. The tide is on the ebb.

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  2. All my energy has ebbed away.

    ruВся моя энергия угасла. — Karok

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  3. His popularity was at a low ebb.

    deSeine Beliebtheit hatte einen Tiefpunkt erreicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Elation and despair ebbed and flowed in her.

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  5. Relations between us seem to be on the ebb.

    ruПохоже, что наши отношения пошли на спад. — venticello

    deUnsere Beziehung scheint auf dem Tiefpunkt angekommen zu sein. — al_ex_an_der

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Origin

From Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba (“ebb, tide”), from Proto-West Germanic *a

From Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba (“ebb, tide”), from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, from Proto-Germanic *abjô, *abjǭ, from Proto-Germanic *ab (“off, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *apó.

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Forms

ebber, ebbest
Comparativeebber Lesson
Superlativeebbest Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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