verb#6,599 by frequency
fade
/feɪd/
To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually
- he/she/it
- fades
- past participle
- faded
Meanings
- 1
To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant
The light of day faded.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
The heat is slowly fading.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color
- 3
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish
- 4
To cause to fade
- 5
To hit the ball with the shot called a faderare
- 6
To bet against (someone)rare