subside
To sink or fall to the bottomTo sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
» Tom's fever has subsided.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
einsinken
оседа́тьosedátʹ, осе́стьoséstʹ
(intransitive)To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
опуска́тьсяopuskátʹsja, опусти́тьсяopustítʹsja, спада́тьspadátʹ
sink to a lower level or form a depression
(intransitive)To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
The sea subsides.
The tumults of war will subside.
abklingen, nachlassen, abschwellen
успока́иватьсяuspokáivatʹsja, успоко́итьсяuspokóitʹsja, унима́тьсяunimátʹsja
(colloquial, intransitive)To cease talking.
Examples
46 sentencesTom's fever has subsided.
The shaking has subsided.
The flood began to subside.
Tom's anger subsided.
Tom's fever subsided.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin subsīdō (“to settle, subside”).From Latin subsīdō (“to settle, subside”).
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Forms
subsides, subsiding, subsided, subsidedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
10 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