wane

W0008800 (wān)intr.v. waned, wan·ing, wanes 1. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity: Interest in the subject waned.2. To show a progressively smaller illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from full to new.3. To approach an end: The day began to wane.n.1. The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing.2. a. A time or phase of gradual decrease.b. The period of the decrease of the moon's illuminated visible surface.3. A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end.Idiom: on the wane In a period of decline or decrease: "The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane" (James Joyce).

[Middle English wanen, from Old English wanian; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]

wane

(weɪn) vb (intr) 1. (Astronomy) (of the moon) to show a gradually decreasing portion of illuminated surface, between full moon and new moon. Compare wax²²2. to decrease gradually in size, strength, power, etc3. to draw to a closen4. a decrease, as in size, strength, power, etc5. (Astronomy) the period during which the moon wanes6. the act or an instance of drawing to a close7. (Forestry) a rounded surface or defective edge of a plank, where the bark was8. on the wane in a state of decline[Old English wanian (vb); related to wan-, prefix indicating privation, wana defect, Old Norse vana] ˈwaney, ˈwany adj

wane

(weɪn)

v. waned, wan•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: My joy is waning. 2. to decline in power, importance, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II. 3. to draw to a close: Summer is waning. 4. (of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon. Compare wax ² (def. 2) . n. 5. a gradual decrease or decline. 6. the drawing to a close of life, an era, etc. 7. the waning of the moon. 8. a defect in lumber characterized by bark or insufficient wood at a corner or along an edge. Idioms: on the wane, decreasing; diminishing. [before 900; Old English wanian to lessen, c. Old Saxon wanon, Old High German wanōn, wanēn]

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Past participle: waned
Gerund: waning

Imperative
wane
wane

Present
I wane
you wane
he/she/it wanes
we wane
you wane
they wane

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wane - a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)ebb, ebbingdecline, diminution - change toward something smaller or lower
Verb	1.	wane - grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"go down, declinedecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"dip - go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"wear on - pass slowly (of time); "The day wore on"drop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
	2.	wane - become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"mount, wax, climb, rise - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
	3.	wane - decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"full, wax - increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"

wane

verb1. decline, flag, weaken, diminish, fall, fail, drop, sink, fade, decrease, dim, dwindle, wither, lessen, subside, ebb, wind down, die out, fade away, abate, draw to a close, atrophy, taper off His interest in her began to wane.
decline rise, increase, grow, develop, improve, expand, strengthen, blossom, brighten2. diminish, decrease, dwindle The sliver of a waning moon was high in the sky.
diminish increase, grow, expand, waxon the wane declining, dropping, fading, weakening, dwindling, withering, lessening, subsiding, ebbing, dying out, on the way out, on the decline, tapering off, obsolescent, on its last legs, at its lowest ebb His career prospects were clearly on the wane.

wane

verb1. To become or cause to become less active or intense:abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside.2. To lose strength or power:decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken.Informal: fizzle (out).Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids.nounThe act or process of becoming less active or intense:abatement, ebb, letup, remission, slackening, subsidence.

Translations

月亏

wane

(wein) verb (of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible. 月亏on the wane becoming less. His power is on the wane.日益衰落

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wax and wane

To alternatingly increase (wax) and decrease (wane). My fortune has waxed and waned over the years, but I live simply anyway, and it has never affected me much. Voter turnout waxes and wanes depending on which positions are up for election.See also: and, wane, wax

be on the wane

To be decreasing or lessening. Thank goodness this storm is finally on the wane—I can't tolerate another day of rain. The group's power in this region is on the wane, but that doesn't mean another faction won't step in.See also: on, wane

on the wane

Beginning to decrease or lessen; in a period of decline. Thank goodness this storm is finally on the wane—I can't tolerate another day of rain. Though on the wane in recent years, the director was once a juggernaut of the film industry.See also: on, wane

on the wane

becoming less; fading away. Her influence in on the wane, but she is still the boss.See also: on, wane

wax and wane

Fig. to increase and then decrease, as the phases of the moon. As the moon waxes and wanes, so does the height of the tide change. Voter sentiment about the tax proposal waxes and wanes with each passing day.See also: and, wane, wax

wax and wane

Increase and decrease, as in size, number, strength, or intensity, as in Enrollments in these programs wax and wane from year to year. This expression alludes to the phases of the moon, with its periodic changes in size. It was first recorded in the 1300s. See also: and, wane, wax

wax and wane

undergo alternate increases and decreases. 2002 New York Times The level of security that people are psychologically able to accept changes as crisis situations wax and wane. See also: and, wane, wax

be on the ˈwane

(written) be becoming smaller or less strong: Their political power is on the wane.When the moon is on the wane it appears smaller in the sky.See also: on, wane

ˌwax and ˈwane

(literary) increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time: The government’s popularity has waxed and waned over the past year.These two verbs describe the changing shape of the moon in the sky. When the moon waxes, more of it is visible, and when it wanes we see less of it.See also: and, wane, wax

on the wane

In a period of decline or decrease: "The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane" (James Joyce).See also: on, wane

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verb decline

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verb diminish

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phrase on the wane

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verb to become or cause to become less active or intense

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verb to lose strength or power

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noun the act or process of becoming less active or intense

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noun a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

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verb grow smaller

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verb become smaller

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verb decrease in phase

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