All 3 Uses of
subside
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- "Surely Himmelstoss was a very different fellow as a postman," say I, after Albert's disappointment has subsided.
Chpt 3 (definition 1)subsided = became less intense
- All my efforts subside like froth into the one desire to be able just to stay lying there.
Chpt 9 (definition 2) *subside = settle
- My excitement subsides, I wait cautiously until the first rocket goes up.
Chpt 9 (definition 1) *subsides = becomes less intense
Definitions:
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(1) (subside as in: her anger subsided) become less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps going away entirely
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(2) (subside as in: the ground subsided) sink or settle to a lower level