SUBSIDE


Meaning of SUBSIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səbˈsaɪd ]

v.intr. 1 cease from agitation; become tranquil; abate (excitement subsided). 2 (of water, suspended matter, etc.) sink. 3 (of the ground) cave in; sink. 4 (of a building, ship, etc.) sink lower in the ground or water. 5 (of a swelling etc.) become less. 6 usu. joc. (of a person) sink into a sitting, kneeling, or lying posture. øøsubsidence n. [L subsidere (as SUB-, sidere settle rel. to sedere sit)]

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