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noun

The act or process of becoming less active or intense: abatement, letup, remission, slackening, subsidence, wane. See increase/decrease.

verb

1. To grow or cause to grow gradually less: abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off). See increase/decrease.
2. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark: recede, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress. See approach/retreat.
3. To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off. or out), ease (off or up), fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increase/decrease.

n

Definition: regression; decline
Antonyms: flow, incline, increase, rise

v

Definition: subside; decline
Antonyms: flow, increase, rise

IN BRIEF: To drop or flow back, as in the flow of water away from the shore and toward the sea as the tides change. Also: to become weaker.

Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change — this is the rhythm of living. — Bruce Barton, American advertising executive and copywriter.

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• Directions - ebb: recede, like the tide

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lavvande, ebbe, ebbe-
v. intr. - falde synke, ebbe ud

idioms:

• at a low ebb    i forfald
• ebb and flow    ebbe og flod, opgang og nedgang
• ebb away    ebbe ud
• ebb tide    ebbetid

Nederlands (Dutch)
eb, laagtepunt

Français (French)
n. - reflux, (Naut) jusant
v. intr. - refluer, descendre

idioms:

• at a low ebb    (fig) être bien bas, moral très bas, bien bas (fonds)
• ebb and flow    flux et reflux
• ebb away    décliner, baisser, être sur le déclin (l'enthousiasme)
• ebb tide    marée descendante, reflux

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ebbe
v. - ebben, schwinden

idioms:

• at a low ebb    auf einem Tiefstand, im Niedergang befindlich
• ebb and flow    Ebbe und Flut
• ebb away    verebben
• ebb tide    Ebbe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άμπωτη (κν. φυρονεριά), (μτφ.) υποχώρηση, κάμψη
v. - υποχωρώ, αποτραβιέμαι, κατεβαίνω, πέφτω

idioms:

• at a low ebb    σε μεγάλη κατάπτωση
• ebb and flow    παλίρροια
• ebb away    λιγοστεύω, εξασθενίζω
• ebb tide    άμπωτη (κν. φυρονεριά)

Italiano (Italian)
bassa marea

idioms:

• at a low ebb    molto in basso
• ebb and flow    flusso e riflusso
• ebb away    smorzarsi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - refluxo (m) (da maré)
v. - refluir, diminuir

idioms:

• at a low ebb    abalado
• ebb and flow    fluxo (m) e refluxo (m)
• ebb away    refluir
• ebb tide    maré (f) baixa

Русский (Russian)
отлив, упадок, ухудшение, кончина

idioms:

• at a low ebb    ослабевать
• ebb and flow    отлив и прилив
• ebb away    угасать, слабеть
• ebb tide    отлив

Español (Spanish)
n. - bajamar, reflujo, menguante
v. intr. - menguar la marea, decaer, disminuir

idioms:

• at a low ebb    en el punto más bajo de, estar decaído
• ebb and flow    el flujo y reflujo, los altibajos
• ebb away    decaer, disminuir, bajar, menguar
• ebb tide    marea menguante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ebb, nedgång
v. - ebba, dra sig tillbaka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
退潮, 衰退, 潮退

idioms:

• at a low ebb    衰败
• ebb and flow    潮的涨落, 消长, 盛衰
• ebb away    微弱下来, 减退
• ebb tide    落潮, 退潮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 退潮, 衰退
v. intr. - 潮退, 衰退

idioms:

• at a low ebb    衰敗
• ebb and flow    潮的漲落, 消長, 盛衰
• ebb away    微弱下來, 減退
• ebb tide    落潮, 退潮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 썰물
v. intr. - 삐다, 줄다, 기울다

idioms:

• at a low ebb    쇠퇴기에 있다
• ebb away    점점 쇠퇴해 가다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 引き潮, 衰退
v. - 引く, 衰える

idioms:

• ebb and flow    盛衰, 干満
• ebb away    潮が引く, 光が薄らぐ
• ebb tide    引き潮, 衰退

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جزر, ألانحسار (فعل) ينحسر الماء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שפל, ירידת פני המים‬
v. intr. - ‮זרם לים (מי הגיאות), דעך, התמעט, ירד‬

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