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# ebb

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

«ebb» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To ebb is to flow back out, as the sea goes away from the shore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebb/#m1)
2. To ebb is to get less and less, to drain away slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebb/#m2)
3. The ebb is the time when the tide is going out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebb/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebb/#x1)
- The sea ebbed away from the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebb/#x2)
- Her strength ebbed as the day went on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebb/#x3)
- We walked on the sand while the ebb was low. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebb/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ebb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebb/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ebb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ebb.html) on Mova free.