English-Thai Dictionary

subside

VI ทรุดตัว  จม ลง  ยุบล ง  drop collapse sink sud-tua

 

subside

VI ลดลง  บรรเทา ลง  abate decrease diminish lod-long

 

subsidence

N การทรุดตัว ลง  การ จม ลง  การ ยุบล ง  fall landslide sinking kan-sud-tua-long

 

subsidence

N การ ลดน้อยลง  การ บรรเทา ลง  abatement decrease lessening kan-lod-noi-long

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUBSIDE

v.i.[L. subsido; sub and sido, to settle. See Set. ] 1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle; as lees.
2. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to become tranquil. Let the passions subside. The tumults of war will subside. Christ commanded, and the storm subsided.
3. To tend downwards; to sink; as a subsiding hill. The land subsides into a plain.
4. To abate; to be reduced.
In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside.

 

SUBSIDENCE, SUBSIDENCY

n.The act or process of sinking or falling, as the lees of liquors. 1. The act of sinking or gradually descending, as ground.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUBSIDE

Sub *side ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding.]Etym: [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See Sit. ]

 

1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

 

2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. "Heaven's subsiding hill. " Dryden.

 

3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. "In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside. " C. Middleton.

 

Syn. -- See Abate.

 

SUBSIDENCE; SUBSIDENCY

Sub *sid "ence, Sub *sid "en *cy, n. Etym: [L. subsidens, -entis, p.pr. of subsidere. See Subside. ]

 

Defn: The act or process of subsiding. The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions. Bp. Warburton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

subside

sub side |səbˈsīd səbˈsaɪd | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 become less intense, violent, or severe: I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides. • lapse into silence or inactivity: Fred opened his mouth to protest again, then subsided. 2 (of water ) go down to a lower or the normal level: the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise. • (of the ground ) cave in; sink: the island is subsiding. • (of a swelling ) reduce until gone: it took seven days for the swelling to subside completely. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin subsidere, from sub- ‘below ’ + sidere ‘settle ’ (related to sedere ‘sit ’).

 

subsidence

sub sid ence |səbˈsīdns, ˈsəbsidns səbˈsaɪdns ˈsəbsədns | ▶noun the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin subsidentia ‘sediment, ’ from the verb subsidere (see subside ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

subside

sub |side |səbˈsʌɪd | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 become less intense, violent, or severe: I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides. • lapse into silence or inactivity: Fergus opened his mouth to protest again, then subsided. • (subside in /into ) give way to (an overwhelming feeling, especially laughter ): Anthony and Mark subsided into mirth. 2 (of water ) go down to a lower or the normal level: the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise. • (of the ground ) cave in; sink: the island is subsiding. • (of a building or other structure ) sink lower into the ground: a ditch which caused the tower to subside slightly. • (of a swelling ) reduce until gone: it took seven days for the swelling to subside completely. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] sink into a sitting, kneeling, or lying position: Patrick subsided into his seat. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin subsidere, from sub- ‘below ’ + sidere ‘settle ’ (related to sedere ‘sit ’).

 

subsidence

subsidence |səbˈsʌɪd (ə )ns, ˈsʌbsɪd (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin subsidentia ‘sediment ’, from the verb subsidere (see subside ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

subside

subside verb 1 wait until the storm subsides: abate, let up, quiet down, calm, slacken (off ), ease (up ), relent, die down, recede, lessen, soften, diminish, decline, dwindle, weaken, fade, wane, ebb. ANTONYMS intensify. 2 the floodwaters have subsided: recede, ebb, fall, go down, get lower, abate. ANTONYMS rise. 3 the volcano is gradually subsiding: sink, settle, cave in, collapse, crumple, give way.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

subside

subside verb 1 I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides | his anger subsided and he smiled: abate, let up, moderate, quieten down, calm, lull, slacken (off ), ease (up ), relent, die down, die out, peter out, taper off, recede, lessen, soften, alleviate, attenuate, remit, diminish, decline, dwindle, weaken, fade, wane, ebb, still, cease, come to a stop, come to an end, terminate. ANTONYMS intensify, worsen. 2 the ground was still waterlogged after the flood had subsided: recede, ebb, fall back, flow back, fall away, fall, go down, get lower, sink, sink lower; abate, diminish; rare retrocede. ANTONYMS rise. 3 the molten core of a volcano subsides into the earth: sink, sink back, settle, cave in, fall in, collapse, crumple, give way, drop down, sag, slump. 4 Sarah subsided into a chair: slump, flop, sink, sag, slouch, loll, fall back, collapse, settle; informal flump, plonk oneself, plop oneself. ANTONYMS rise.

 

subsidence

subsidence noun subsidence due to coal mining is a notorious problem: collapse, caving in, falling in, giving way, sinking, settling.

 

French Dictionary

subside

subside n. m. nom masculin Aide financière d ’un pays à un autre pays. : Le Canada a voté des subsides destinés aux pays en voie de développement. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un subside. Prononciation Le deuxième s se prononce z ou s, [sybzid, sypsid ]; dans le deuxième cas, le b se prononce p

 

Spanish Dictionary

subsidencia

subsidencia nombre femenino geol Proceso de hundimiento vertical de una cuenca sedimentaria como consecuencia del peso de los sedimentos que se van depositando en ella de una manera progresiva .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

subside

sub side /səbsáɪd /動詞 自動詞 1 〈声 音 激情 悪天候などが 〉徐々に静まる ; 静まって «…に » なる «to » ; 〈痛みが 〉おさまる ; 〈話していた人が 〉黙る ; 〈(増えた )数 ふくらみなどが 〉減る, しぼむ ; 〈洪水による水位が 〉戻る .2 〈建物 地面などが 〉沈下する, 陥没する ; 〈船が 〉沈む .3 〈人が 〉【いすなどに 】(身を沈めるように )腰掛ける «into » .

 

subsidence

sub sid ence /səbsáɪd (ə )ns, sʌ́bsɪd -/名詞 U C (土地 建物などの )沈下, 陥没, 倒壊 (の状態 ); (水などが )引くこと, 鎮静 .