SUBSIDE


Meaning of SUBSIDE in English

/ səbˈsaɪd; NAmE / verb [ v ]

1.

to become calmer or quieter :

She waited nervously for his anger to subside.

I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided.

2.

( of water ) to go back to a normal level :

The flood waters gradually subsided.

3.

( of land or a building ) to sink to a lower level; to sink lower into the ground :

Weak foundations caused the house to subside.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Latin subsidere , from sub- below + sidere settle (related to sedere sit).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.