fade

🇺🇸 /feɪd/ 🇬🇧 /feɪd/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
verb
C1

to lose color or brightness

The sun made the curtains fade over time.

C1

to slowly disappear

The music began to fade as we walked away.

R

to become less good or strong

The runner started to fade in the last part of the race.

translation

v. to lose color or brightness; to slowly disappear; to become less good or strong

Word Forms

3rd Present fades
Past faded
Perfect faded
Progressive fading

Synonyms