Fade - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |feɪd|  American pronunciation of the word fade
Brit.  |feɪd|  British pronunciation of the word fade

noun

- a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer (syn: slice)
- gradually ceasing to be visible (syn: disappearance)

verb

- become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly (syn: melt)
The scene begins to fade
- lose freshness, vigor, or vitality (syn: wither)
- disappear gradually (syn: blow over, evanesce, fleet, pass, pass off)
- become feeble (syn: languish)

Extra examples

The flowers were fading in the vase.

She was fading fast from the effects of the pneumonia.

We watched the ship gradually fade from view as it sailed away.

The smile faded from his face.

Hopes for a quick end of the crisis are fading fast.

Their reasons for leaving have faded from memory.

He's trying to recapture the faded glory of his youth.

The band's popularity has faded in recent years.

The fabric will fade unless you protect it from the sunlight.

The movie ends with a fade to black.

Your shirts have faded from frequent washing.

The flower ripens, fades and falls.

The colours of the photograph have faded from being kept in bright light.

This custom is slowly fading away.

The idea faded out.

Phrasal verbs

fade away  — become weaker
fade out  — become weaker

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: fade
he/she/it: fades
present participle: fading
past tense: faded
past participle: faded
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