fade

[US]/feɪd/
[UK]/feɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. (to make something) fade, (to make something) weaken, (to make something) wither
vi. gradually disappear

Phrases & Collocations

fade away

fade out

fade to black

fade in

fade to white

fade from

fade into

Example Sentences

Will the colour in this material fade?

the music faded in discord.

the noise faded away .

she faded near the finish.

the signal faded away.

his name will fade into oblivion.

a faded purple T-shirt.

The music faded away.

These sunproof curtains will not fade .

The noise gradually faded away.

The coastline faded into darkness.

youthful energy that had faded over the years.

Time has faded her beauty.

he was dressed in faded black cords.

he had to fade the ball around a light pole.

Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents.

a fade to black would bring the sequence to a close.

Real-world Examples

Flowers fade.The fruits of summer fade.

Source: Listening to Movies to Learn English Selected

But it wasn't long before I faded.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Traditional Kiribati recipes are increasingly fading from memory.

Source: Environment and Science

The memory of their friendship was slowly fading.

Source: Frozen (audiobook)

The rosy picture might be fading from view.

Source: Financial Times

We want to tell them that beauty fades.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Only the rosy cheeks have faded.

Source: Selected Literary Poems

First, die away. This means to fade away, to fade to nothing.

Source: Rachel's Classroom on Phrasal Verbs

Hopes of finding survivors have been fading for days.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation October 2015

One day, her flowers were all faded away.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

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