English Dictionary

subside

IPA（発音記号）

/sʌbˈsaɪd/

動詞

自動詞 口語

(intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees. / (intransitive) To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

日本語の意味

沈む / 下がる / 落ち着く / 収まる

The divers watched as the anchor slowly subsided to the ocean floor.

ダイバーたちは錨がゆっくり海底に沈んでいくのを見守った。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(intransitive) To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

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.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

The sea subsides.

意味（4）

(intransitive, colloquial) To cease talking.

subsides （ present singular third-person ）

subsiding （ participle present ）

subsided （ participle past ）

subsided （ past ）