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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Subside

'Subside' means 'lessen' 'slow down' or 'stop'?
  

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I wouldn't say it means to stop. It means to sink to a lower level, or to lessen or abate.

Examples in sentences:

The rising water from the flood began to subside and the roofs of houses reappeared.

The violent winds subsided from a deafening howl, and John could hear people in the distance calling for help.

These don't mean that either the water was gone or

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