Complete Definition of "subside"

English

Pronunciation
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Verb
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  1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
  2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
  3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be [calmed]; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

#:The sea subsides.
#:The tumults of war will subside.
#:The fever has subsided.

Translations
trans-top|To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees
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trans-top|To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink
Finnish: painua, vajota
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trans-top|To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be [calmed]; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate
Finnish: laantua, tyyntyä, rauhoittua
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