fade+away

  • 31fade — [ feıd ] verb ** ▸ 1 become less clear ▸ 2 become less famous ▸ 3 start to die ▸ 4 lose strength ▸ 5 stop performing well ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive if the light fades, it gets dark a ) intransitive or transitive if the color of something… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32Fade — Fade, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fading}.] [OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov. D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf. {Fade}, a., {Vade}.] 1. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 33fade — [feıd] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: fader, from Latin fatuus; FATUOUS] 1.) also fade away to gradually disappear ▪ Hopes of a peace settlement are beginning to fade. ▪ Over the years her beauty had faded a little. 2.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34Away — A*way , adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.] 1. From a place; hence. [1913 Webster] The sound is going away. Shak. [1913 Webster] Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35Away with — Away A*way , adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.] 1. From a place; hence. [1913 Webster] The sound is going away. Shak. [1913 Webster] Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Absent; gone; at a… …

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  • 36Away with — Away A*way , adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.] 1. From a place; hence. [1913 Webster] The sound is going away. Shak. [1913 Webster] Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Absent; gone; at a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37fade — [[t]fe͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ fades, fading, faded 1) V ERG When a coloured object fades or when the light fades it, it gradually becomes paler. All colour fades especially under the impact of direct sunlight... [V n] No matter how soft the light is, it… …

    English dictionary

  • 38fade */*/ — UK [feɪd] / US verb Word forms fade : 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… …

    English dictionary

  • 39fade — Synonyms and related words: abate, achromatize, age, ante, ante up, antiquate, arid, attenuate, avoid, back, back number, banal, barren, be annihilated, be consumed, be destroyed, be gone, be no more, be wiped out, become extinct, become obsolete …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 40fade — 01. You shouldn t wash your black pants in hot water or the color will [fade]. 02. Her hair color always [fades] in the summer sun. 03. The paint is starting to [fade] on the outside wall. 04. The sound of music [faded] into the distance as we… …

    Grammatical examples in English