ebb

(ĕb)
n.

1. Ebb tide.
2. A period of decline or diminution: "Insistence upon rules of conduct marks the ebb of religious fervor" (Alfred North Whitehead).

intr.v., ebbed, ebb·ing, ebbs.

1. To fall back from the flood stage.
2. To fall away or back; decline or recede. See synonyms at recede¹.

[Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba.]

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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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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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