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(idiomatic) To diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.

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taper off

Source Word

taper off

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.

Japanese Meaning

徐々に小さくなる、または減少していく / 次第に弱まる、または緩やかに減る

After the vaccine rollout, COVID-related hospitalizations began to taper off over the summer.

ワクチン接種が進んだ後、夏の間にCOVID関連の入院は徐々に減少し始めた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.

Months after they printed the article, the number of angry letters finally started to taper off.

tapers off

（ present singular third-person ）

tapering off

（ participle present ）

tapered off

（ participle past ）

tapered off

（ past ）