Pronunciations (3)
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/sʌbˈsaɪd/
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/səbˈsaɪd/
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sʌbˈsaɪd
Verb
To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
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To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
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An illuminating article in a recent issue of the Eastern Region's Civil Engineering News points out that where coal is worked over a reasonably large area, it is not only the whole of the strata above the workings, but also an area beyond which is liable to subside at varying rates after the coal has been removed.
To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
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The sea subsides.
The tumults of war will subside.
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The fever has subsided.
Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth and heaping kindling on the coals,[…].
I've been meaning to tell you / I've got this feelin' that won't subside / I look at you and I fantasize
To cease talking.
Usage- Colloquial
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wear off or die down
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The pain subsided
sink to a lower level or form a depression
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the valleys subside
sink down or precipitate
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the mud subsides when the waters become calm
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
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He sank into bed
She subsided into the chair