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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•side /səbˈsaɪd/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -sid•ed, -sid•ing. - to sink to a low or lower level:The water in the sink subsided slowly.
- to become quiet, less active, or less violent:By dawn the storm had subsided.
sub•sid•ence /səbˈsaɪdəns, ˈsʌbsɪdəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -sid-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•side (səb sīd′),USA pronunciation v.i., -sid•ed, -sid•ing. - to sink to a low or lower level.
- to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate:The laughter subsided.
- to sink or fall to the bottom;
settle;
precipitate:to cause coffee grounds to subside.
- Latin subsīdere, equivalent. to sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedēre to be seated; see sit1
- 1640–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged decline, descend, settle.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged diminish, lessen, wane, ebb.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rise.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged increase.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: subside /səbˈsaɪd/ vb (intransitive)- to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate
- to sink or fall to a lower level
- (of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse
- (of sediment, etc) to sink or descend to the bottom; settle
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin subsīdere to settle down, from sub- down + sīdere to settlesubˈsider n |