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title: subside — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «subside» in the school dictionary: To subside is to become weaker, calmer or less strong: the storm subsided, the pain subsided. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# subside

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**Who acts:** storm, pain, water, flood waters, land, building · **What happens:** subside, be, go down, sink, begin, go · **To what, where:** medicine, ankle, old house, this, himself · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«subside» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [subside in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/subside.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To subside is to become weaker, calmer or less strong: the storm subsided, the pain subsided.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:m1:1
# text = To subside is to become weaker, calmer or less strong: the storm subsided, the pain subsided.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	subside	subside	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	weaker	weak	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	calmer	calm	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	subsided	subside	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	subsided	subside	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subside** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | become, weak *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **subside** | past | the storm |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **subside** | past | the pain |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When water subsides, it goes down to a lower level: the flood waters subsided.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:m2:1
# text = When water subsides, it goes down to a lower level: the flood waters subsided.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	subsides	subside	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	down	down	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	subsided	subside	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subside** | present | water |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **go down** | present | water |  |  |  |  | to a lower level; down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **subside** | past | the flood waters |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When land or a building subsides, it sinks lower into the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:m3:1
# text = When land or a building subsides, it sinks lower into the ground.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
2	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	subsides	subside	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sinks	sink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subside** | present | land or a building |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **sink** | present | building |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After an hour, the storm began to subside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:x1:1
# text = After an hour, the storm began to subside.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	subside	subside	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the storm |  |  |  | hour |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **subside** | to-infinitive | the storm *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flood waters subsided and people went home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:x2:1
# text = The flood waters subsided and people went home.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	subsided	subside	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subside** | past | the flood waters |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **go** | past | people |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her fever subsided after she took the medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:x3:1
# text = Her fever subsided after she took the medicine.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	subsided	subside	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subside** | past | Her fever |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | past | fever | the medicine |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait until the pain subsides before you walk on your ankle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:x4:1
# text = Wait until the pain subsides before you walk on your ankle.
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	subsides	subside	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	ankle	ankle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **subside** | present | the pain |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **walk** | present | you |  |  | your ankle |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on ankle=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The laughter subsided when the teacher came in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:x5:1
# text = The laughter subsided when the teacher came in.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	subsided	subside	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subside** | past | the laughter |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **come in** | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old house had subsided, so the doors no longer shut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:x6:1
# text = The old house had subsided, so the doors no longer shut.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	subsided	subside	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	no	no	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
12	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subside** | past · perfect · passive |  | the old house |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wind subsided, and the boat sailed on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:x7:1
# text = The wind subsided, and the boat sailed on.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	subsided	subside	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subside** | past | the wind |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **sail** | past | the boat |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No sooner had he said this to himself than the storm began to subside.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subside:x8:1
# text = No sooner had he said this to himself than the storm began to subside.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	sooner	soon	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obl	_	_
9	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	subside	subside	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he | this | himself *= he* |  |  | soon *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent this=Topic to himself=Recipient |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the storm |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **subside** | to-infinitive | the storm *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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