die down en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To become less virulent or strong; to subside.
By the morning the fire had died down.
"I think you should consider your responsibility," said one critic. "How many patients went off the medications due to that publication, without consulting their doctor?" When the applause after this question died down, Deacon defended the right of scientists to question popular medications: […]
2008 October, Paul Scott, “Was the Prozac revolution all in our heads?”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 149:We'll be able to sail safely across the bay once the storm dies down.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dying down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dies down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| died down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| died down | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (12)
fa فروکش کردن (to become less virulent) · ka ჩაწყნარდა (to become less virulent) · fi hiipua (to become less virulent) · ru ути́хнуть (to become less virulent) · ga síothlaigh (to become less virulent) · ru утиха́ть (to become less virulent) · tr yatışmak (to become less virulent) · pl ucichnąć (to become less virulent) · pl ucichać (to become less virulent) · fi laantua (to become less virulent) · it cessare (to become less virulent) · th สงบตัวลง (to become less virulent)