fade

verb

UK /feɪd/

Word Forms

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

1
intransitive if something fades, it gradually becomes less clear or noticeable until it finally disappears
Marie’s smile slowly faded.
His bruises are starting to fade now.
Synonyms and related words
To disappear, or to stop existing or happening
X has left the building
disappear
finish
1. 1a
  Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬ intransitive if a sound fades, it gradually becomes quieter until you cannot hear it any more
  The laughter faded when they saw Karl’s face.
  fade into:
  They heard footsteps go past the room, then fade into the distance.
  Synonyms and related words
  What sound can do and changing sounds
  amplify
  reverberate
  fade
2. 1b
  intransitive if the light fades, it gets dark
  Synonyms and related words
  What light can do
  reflect
  flood
  fade
3. 1c
  intransitive/transitive if the colour of something fades, or if something fades it, it gradually becomes paler
  The sun had faded the red curtains.
  Synonyms and related words
  To become a different colour
  blacken
  bleach
  bleed
  Synonyms and related words
  To change the colour of something
  colour
  paint
  dye
4. 1d
  intransitive if a memory or feeling fades, it gradually becomes weaker until you do not have it any more
  Hopes that he will be found alive are fading.
  Synonyms and related words
  To forget, or to try to forget
  forget
  blot out
  blank out
2

fade
or
fade away
intransitive to become less famous or less important
After one hit record he rapidly faded into obscurity.
Synonyms and related words
To be unimportant
weaken
fade
lessen
3
intransitive if a flower fades, it starts to die
Synonyms and related words
What plants can do
bear
bear fruit
bloom
4

fade
or
fade away
intransitive if someone fades, they lose their strength and become ill or die
Synonyms and related words
To die or to be killed
die
pass away
suffocate
5
intransitive mainly journalismif a player or team fades, they stop performing well and do not win
Synonyms and related words
To fail, or to stop being successful
fail
founder
languish

phrasal verbs

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