Subside Sink Subsided Verb Sit Lower Sub·Side Sidere

sub·side
\\səb-ˈsīd\\ intransitive verb
(sub·sid·ed ; sub·sid·ing)1. to sink or fall to the bottom :

settle

2. to tend downward :

descend

; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
3. to let oneself settle down :

sink

    subsided into a chair
4. to become quiet or less
    as the fever subsides
    my anger subsided
Synonyms: see
• sub·si·dence \\səb-ˈsī-d^ən(t)s, ˈsəb-sə-dən(t)s\\ noun

subside
  1681, "to sink to the bottom," from L. subsidere "settle, sink, sit down or remain," from sub "down" + sidere "to settle," related to sedere (see sit). Meaning "to sink to a lower level, be reduced" is from 1706.

subside
sub·side / sEb5said / verb [V]
1. to become calmer or quieter
   趋于平静；平息；减弱；消退:
   She waited nervously for his anger to subside.
   她提心吊胆地等他的怒气平息下来。
   I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided.
   我服了一片阿司匹林,疼痛逐渐缓解了。
2. (of water 水) to go back to a normal level
   回落；减退:
   The flood waters gradually subsided.
   洪水缓缓回落。
3. (of land or a building 地面或建筑物) to sink to a lower level; to sink lower into the ground
   下沉；沉降；下陷:
   Weak foundations caused the house to subside.
   由于地基不实,房子出现下陷。

sub·side
\səbˈsīd\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin subsidere, from sub- + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at
1. : to sink or fall to the bottom : ,
2. : to tend downward : become lower : ; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
 < the soil subsided over the old dump >
3. : to let oneself settle down : ,
 < subsided into a chair >
4. : to fall into a state of quiet : cease to rage : settle down : become tranquil :
 < the sea subsides >
 < the tumult will subside >
 < the fever has subsided >

Synonyms: see