Subside — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wear off or die down

sink to a lower level or form a depression

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sʌbsˈaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/sʌbsˈaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sʌbsˈaɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /sʌbsˈaɪd/.

Examples

The pain subsided
the valleys subside
the mud subsides when the waters become calm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sink settle lessen

Parts of Speech

verb	wear off or die down “The pain subsided”
verb	sink to a lower level or form a depression “the valleys subside”
verb	sink down or precipitate “the mud subsides when the waters become calm”
verb	descend into or as if into some soft substance or place “He sank into bed”

Word Forms

subsidence	noun	an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
subsiding	noun	a gradual sinking to a lower level
settlings	noun	sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
settling	noun	a gradual sinking to a lower level

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachlassen

abnutzen oder absterben

🇫🇷French

se calmer

s'estomper ou s'éteindre

🇪🇸Spanish

disminuir

desaparecer o morir

🇮🇹Italian

placarsi

svanire o morire

🇳🇱Dutch

verdwijnen

verslijten of sterven af

🇵🇹Portuguese

diminuir

desgastar ou morrer

🇷🇺Russian

спадать

изнашиваться или угасать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कम होना

ख़त्म हो जाओ या ख़त्म हो जाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

কম

পরিধান বন্ধ বা মারা নিচে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறையும்

தேய்ந்து அல்லது இறக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గుతాయి

ధరిస్తారు లేదా చనిపోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी होणे

बंद पडणे किंवा मरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શમી

પહેરવા અથવા મૃત્યુ પામે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ

ಧರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറയുന്നു

ധരിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਣਾ

ਬੰਦ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਮਰ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کم

ختم ہو جاؤ یا مر جاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

塌陷

磨损或消失

🇯🇵Japanese

沈静化する

すり減るか枯れる

🇰🇷Korean

앉다

닳아 없어지거나 죽어가다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lắng xuống

mòn đi hoặc chết đi

🇹🇭Thai

ลดลง

สึกหรอหรือตายลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

surut

habis atau mati

🇵🇭Filipino

humupa

mawala o mamatay

🇲🇾Malay

reda

luntur atau mati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهدأ

يلبس أو يموت

🇮🇷Persian

فروکش کند

از بین برود یا از بین برود

🇹🇷Turkish

azalmak

yıpranmak ya da ölmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁקוֹעַ

להתפוגג או לגווע

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The primary meaning of 'subside' is 'wear off or die down'.

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