What does Subside mean?

Definitions for Subside
səbˈsaɪdsub·side

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. subside, lessenverb

    wear off or die down

    "The pain subsided"

  2. subsideverb

    sink to a lower level or form a depression

    "the valleys subside"

  3. subside, settleverb

    sink down or precipitate

    "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

  4. sink, subsideverb

    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

    "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

Wiktionary

  1. subsideverb

    To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

  2. subsideverb

    To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

  3. subsideverb

    To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To SUBSIDEverb

    To sink; to tend downwards.

    Etymology: subsido, Latin.

    He shook the sacred honours of his head
    With terror trembled heav’ns subsiding hill,
    And from his shaken curls ambrosial dews distill. Dryden.

    Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air,
    Weighs the mens wits against the lady’s hair;
    The doubtful beam long nods from side to side:
    At length the wits mount up, the hairs subside. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. subside

    Subside generally means to become less intense, severe, or strong. It can also refer to the sinking or lowering of a land form or structure, or gradually diminishing or reducing in intensity, strength, or speed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Subsideverb

    to sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees

  2. Subsideverb

    to tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink

  3. Subsideverb

    to fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Subside

    sub-sīd′, v.i. to settle down: to settle at the bottom: to fall into a state of quiet: to sink to a lower level: (coll.) to cease talking, to take a less prominent place.—ns. Subsī′dence (also Sub′sidence), Subsī′dency, act or process of subsiding, settling, or sinking. [L. subsidĕresub, down, sidĕre, to settle.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Subside in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Subside in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Subside in a Sentence

  1. Jesse Hurwitz:

    Diminishing labor market slack has led to a modest increase in wage growth, evident across several measures of worker compensation, we expect that wage growth will continue to move up gradually, helping core inflation return toward target once the headwinds from lower import prices subside.

  2. Bricklin Dwyer:

    Our view is that we get a pretty clear signal that the first-quarter soft patch was just that, a temporary soft patch that will subside and we will get a bit of a bounce back.

  3. Steve Murphy:

    The chances of a Fed rate hike in March remain slim but we still think that the Fed will raise interest rates in June as fears of recession in China and the U.S. ... subside.

  4. Nicole Zoerink:

    We all have the same goal. Patients are not pressured into ALTO's if their pain does not subside.Doctors in the study acknowledge, sometimes, an opioid is the proper course of action. But this program promises to make sure safe and effective alternatives are not overlooked. Patients, meanwhile, are thankful. We've had patients thank us for being innovative and creative.

  5. Steven Carrigan:

    I’m still worried, I have knots to my stomach, finally starting to subside a little bit. It’s an overwhelming feeling that they’re safe and back with me.

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Translations for Subside

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  • disminuirSpanish
  • laskeutua, painua, vajota, rauhoittua, laantua, tyyntyäFinnish
  • tomberFrench
  • sìolaidhScottish Gaelic
  • कम होनाHindi
  • surutIndonesian
  • abbassarsi, sedare, ridurre, ridursi, quietarsi, scendere, calare, calmarsi, sprofondare, discendere, abbassareItalian
  • 가라앉다Korean
  • sedeoLatin
  • whakamahuru, whakamauruMāori
  • milderen, kalmeren, zinken, zakken, verlagen, dalen, bezinkenDutch
  • esvaziarPortuguese
  • успокоиться, уняться, спадать, опускаться, успокаиваться, спасть, осесть, оседать, униматься, опуститьсяRussian
  • lägga sig, lugna sig, avta, dö bortSwedish

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