ebb

«ebb» in Mova's school dictionary: to flow back out, as the sea goes away from the shore — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (ebb, ebbs, ebbed, ebbing); noun (an ebb)

meaning for a pupil

1) To ebb is to flow back out, as the sea goes away from the shore. tree →

2) To ebb is to get less and less, to drain away slowly. tree →

3) The ebb is the time when the tide is going out. tree →

sense in the lessons

the sea going out; in stories, life or strength slowly leaving a person; a tide that is ebbing

examples

• The tide began to ebb at noon. tree →
• The sea ebbed away from the rocks. tree →
• Her strength ebbed as the day went on. tree →
• We walked on the sand while the ebb was low. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ebb» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.