subside

[US]/səbˈsaɪd/
[UK]/səbˈsaɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. calm down; settle; diminish; [informal] sit down.

Example Sentences

Anthony and Mark subsided into mirth.

the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise.

The wind subsided to a calm.

He subsided into a chair.

a ditch which caused the tower to subside slightly.

it took seven days for the swelling to subside completely.

Patrick subsided into his seat.

The hills subsided toward the shore.

the lending library market began to subside under the onslaught of cheap paperbacks.

The wartime enmity of the two nations subsided into mutual distrust when peace finally came.

Jo liked this, and after an energetic rummage from garret to cellar, subsided on the sofa to nurse her cold with arsenicum and books.

The turbidite system was well developed in the Chang 7 Subage because the lake basin subsided, the periphery was uplifted strongly and the lakeshore was very steep.

Real-world Examples

Back in India, by November the rate of contagion had largely subsided.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

These symptoms usually subside if the medication is stopped.

Source: Osmosis - Urinary

The hope was that the virus would have subsided by now, it hasn't.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Increased activity about 10 years ago raised concerns but it has since subsided.

Source: CNN Reading Selection

Unilever believes the demand for delivery won't go away once the pandemic subsides.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2020 Collection

His indignation was mounting, now that the initial hurt was subsiding.

Source: Gone with the Wind

First she became crimson, and then the red subsided till it even partially left her lips.

Source: Returning Home

Once the floods subside, the water disappears.

Source: Earth Laboratory

See how the earth has subsided?

Source: English little tyrant

It subsided after he was released on Tuesday evening.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2023

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