After the storm passed, the floodwaters gradually subsided, allowing residents to return to their homes and begin cleanup.
暴风雨过后，洪水逐渐消退，居民得以返回家园开始清理工作。
Which choice best defines “subside”?
A — Become less intense; sink. “subside” means become less intense; sink.
Which word means “become less intense; sink”?
D — subside. “subside” means become less intense; sink.
subside — become less intense; sink. In Chinese: 减弱，平息，下沉.
subside is pronounced /səbˈsaɪd/.
After the storm passed, the floodwaters gradually subsided, allowing residents to return to their homes and begin cleanup. (暴风雨过后，洪水逐渐消退，居民得以返回家园开始清理工作。)
diminish, recede, abate — all close in meaning to subside (become less intense; sink).
intensify, swell — each the opposite of subside (become less intense; sink).
Yes. subside is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
sub(down)+side(sit)