Past tense of subside
regular verb
The past tense of subside is subsided. The past participle is also subsided.
Forms of subside
| Base form (V1) | subside /sʌbˈsaɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | subsided |
| Past participle (V3) | subsided |
| Present participle | subsiding |
| Third person singular | subsides |
Subsided in a sentence
- The fever has subsided.
- When I arrived within sight or hearing of the army, it again harrowed up my melancholy feelings that had subsided on my journey.From the entry harrow up
- Zelenskyy from the White House as if he were some ungrateful mendicant, has subsided.2025 March 3, Howard LaFranchi, “Ukrainians flock to Zelenskyy’s banner, but hope for solution with US”, in The Christian Science Monitor. From the entry mendicant
- The macropinocytic process generated large vesicles when the plasma membrane subsided.2015 November 7, “Macrophage Receptor with Collagenous Structure (MARCO) Is Processed by either Macropinocytosis or Endocytosis-Autophagy…. From the entry macropinocytic
- “What might my prize be, I wonder?” Finch smirked as the applause subsided.2004, David Mitchell, “The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish”, in Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN, page 149. From the entry unpulped
Meaning of subside
- verb To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- verb To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
- verb To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
Questions about the past tense of subside
- What is the past tense of subside?
- The past tense of subside is subsided.
- What is the past participle of subside?
- The past participle of subside is subsided.
- Is subside a regular or irregular verb?
- Subside is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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