fade

(fād)

v. fad·ed, fad·ing, fades

v.intr.

1. To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually: The lights and music faded as we set sail from the harbor.

2. To lose freshness; wither: summer flowers that had faded.

3. To lose strength or vitality; wane: youthful energy that had faded over the years.

4. To disappear gradually; vanish: a hope that faded. See Synonyms at disappear.

5. Sports To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.

6. Football To move back from the line of scrimmage. Used of a quarterback.

v.tr.

1. To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength: Exposure to sunlight has faded the carpet.

2. Sports To hit (a golf ball, for instance) with a moderate, usually controlled slice.

3. Games To meet the bet of (an opposing player) in dice.

1. The act of fading.

2. A gradual dimming or increase in the brightness or loudness of a light source or audio signal.

3. A transition in a cinematic work or slide presentation in which the image gradually appears on or disappears from a blank screen.

4. Sports A moderate, usually controlled slice, as in golf.

5. A control mechanism on a stereo that adjusts the distribution of power between the front and rear channels.

6. A style of haircut in which the hair is cut close to the sides and back of the head and trimmed to result in gradually longer lengths toward the top of the head.

Phrasal Verbs:

fade in

To appear or cause to appear gradually from silence or darkness, especially as a transition in a cinematic work, audio recording, or performance.

fade out

To diminish gradually to silence or darkness, especially as a transition in a cinematic work, audio recording, or performance.

[Middle English faden, from Old French fader, from fade, faded, probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus, insipid.]

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fade

(feɪd)

1. to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity

2. (intr) to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither

3. (intr; usually foll by away or out) to vanish slowly; die out

4. (Telecommunications)

a. to decrease the brightness or volume of (a television or radio programme or film sequence) or (of a television programme, etc) to decrease in this way

b. to decrease the volume of (a sound) in a recording system or (of a sound) to be so reduced in volume

5. (Automotive Engineering) (intr) (of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power

6. (Golf) to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled left-to-right trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from left to right

the act or an instance of fading

[C14: from fade (adj) dull, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin fatidus (unattested), probably blend of Latin vapidus vapid + Latin fatuus fatuous]

ˈfadable adj

ˈfadedness n

ˈfader n

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fade

(feɪd)

v. fad•ed, fad•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to lose brightness or vividness of color.

2. to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination.

3. to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health.

4. to disappear or die gradually (often fol. by away or out): His anger faded away.

5. Football. (of an offensive back, esp. a quarterback) to move back toward one's own goal line, usu. with the intent to pass.

v.t.

6. to cause to fade or fade in or out.

7. fade in (or out),

a. (of a film or television image) to appear (or disappear) gradually.

b. (of a recorded sound) to increase (or decrease) gradually in volume.

8. an act or instance of fading.

10. a hairstyle in which the sides of the head are close-cropped and the top hair is shaped into an upright block.

[1275–1325; Middle English, derivative of fade pale, dull < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *fatidus, for Latin fatuus fatuous]

fad′a•ble, adj.

fad′ed•ly, adv.

fad′ed•ness, n.

fad′er, n.

fade

Past participle: faded
Gerund: fading

Imperative
fade
fade

Present
I fade
you fade
he/she/it fades
we fade
you fade
they fade

Preterite
I faded
you faded
he/she/it faded
we faded
you faded
they faded

Present Continuous
I am fading
you are fading
he/she/it is fading
we are fading
you are fading
they are fading

Present Perfect
I have faded
you have faded
he/she/it has faded
we have faded
you have faded
they have faded

Past Continuous
I was fading
you were fading
he/she/it was fading
we were fading
you were fading
they were fading

Past Perfect
I had faded
you had faded
he/she/it had faded
we had faded
you had faded
they had faded

Future
I will fade
you will fade
he/she/it will fade
we will fade
you will fade
they will fade

Future Perfect
I will have faded
you will have faded
he/she/it will have faded
we will have faded
you will have faded
they will have faded

Future Continuous
I will be fading
you will be fading
he/she/it will be fading
we will be fading
you will be fading
they will be fading

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fading
you have been fading
he/she/it has been fading
we have been fading
you have been fading
they have been fading

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fading
you will have been fading
he/she/it will have been fading
we will have been fading
you will have been fading
they will have been fading

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fading
you had been fading
he/she/it had been fading
we had been fading
you had been fading
they had been fading

Conditional
I would fade
you would fade
he/she/it would fade
we would fade
you would fade
they would fade

Past Conditional
I would have faded
you would have faded
he/she/it would have faded
we would have faded
you would have faded
they would have faded

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fade

A slice executed deliberately.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	fade - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" slicing, slice golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
	2.	fade - gradually ceasing to be visible disappearance ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
Verb	1.	fade - become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" melt weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	2.	fade - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" wither disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
	3.	fade - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" blow over, evanesce, fleet, pass off, pass disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
	4.	fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" languish degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

fade

verb

1. become pale, dull, dim, bleach, wash out, blanch, discolour, blench, lose colour, lose lustre, decolour All colour fades, especially under the impact of direct sunlight.

3. grow dim, dim, fade away, become less loud The sound of the last bomber's engines faded into the distance.

4. dwindle, disappear, vanish, melt away, fall, fail, decline, flag, dissolve, dim, disperse, wither, wilt, wane, perish, ebb, languish, die out, droop, shrivel, die away, waste away, vanish into thin air, become unimportant, evanesce, etiolate She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough.

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fade

verb

2. To lose strength or power:

3. To disappear gradually by or as if by dispersal of particles:

4. To pass out of sight either gradually or suddenly:

phrasal verb
fade out

1. To pass out of sight either gradually or suddenly:

2. To become inaudible:

die (away, out, or down), fade.

3. To make (a film image) disappear gradually:

noun

A gradual disappearance, especially of a film image:

Translations

يَبْهَتُيَبْهَت، يَتلاشى، يَذْبُل

vyblednoutzvolna mizetslábnout

falmefortone sigblive svageredø hen

haalistuaheikentyä

izblijedjeti

elhalványul

fölna, visna; deyja út

褪せる

희미해지다

blėstibluktiišblėsti

izbalētizbalinātizgaistizzust

blednúťslabnúť

bledeti

blekna

เลือน

phai

fade

[feɪd]

fade in (Cine, TV)

fade out

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fade

[ˈfeɪd]

vt [sunshine, light] [+ colour, fabric, wallpaper] → décolorer

fade away

(= disappear from the public eye) [famous person] → retomber dans l'anonymat

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fade

[feɪd] vi

fade in

fade out

fade

(feid) verb

to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc. The noise gradually faded (away).

fade

→ يَبْهَتُ vyblednout falme verblassen ξεθωριάζω apagarse, desvanecerse haalistua s’estomper izblijedjeti sfumare 褪せる 희미해지다 verdwijnen svinne zaniknąć desbotar, desvanecer блекнуть blekna เลือน solmak phai 减弱

fade

vt. descolorar; perder el color, atenuar la imagen o el color, desteñirse.