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Verb
- 1
sink; settle
For something on the surface of or in the midst of water, etc., to go down to the bottom.
Korean definition: 물 등에 떠 있거나 섞여 있는 것이 아래쪽으로 내려가다.
Over time, the sediment in the water slowly settled to the bottom.
Having fallen into the water, he felt his body gradually sinking to the bottom of the sea.
- 2
calm down; subside
For a bad weather to become warmer or for a strong natural phenomenon to become weaker.
Korean definition: 궂은 날씨가 풀리거나 강하게 나타나던 자연 현상이 약해지다.
The fierce wind that had been beating on the windows gradually died down, and all around became quiet.
Until the fierce storm subsided, no one even thought of going out.
- 3
calm down; subdue
For a strong emotion or feeling to fade away slowly.
Korean definition: 강한 감정이나 기분이 점점 사라지다.
Even after the passionate performance ended, the excitement in the audience didn't easily subside.
When we apologized for our mistake, our father's anger began to calm down little by little.
- 4
abate; subside
For the symptom of a disease to get better.
Korean definition: 병으로 인한 증상이 나아지다.
After I gave my daughter, who had the flu, some medicine, her fever soon went down and her cough subsided.
Yesterday a soccer ball hit me in the face and my cheek swelled up, but luckily it went down a bit today.