Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To fade from black to a visual image in a film or other visual media.

  2. (intransitive, transitive)To commence with silence in a song and then slowly increase the volume of the music until the intro of the song is over.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Her beauty will fade in time.

    ruЕё красота со временем поблекнет.

    deIhre Schönheit wird mit der Zeit vergehen.

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  2. Your towel has faded in the sun.

    ruТвоё полотенце выцвело на солнце.

    deIhr Handtuch ist von der Sonne ausgebleicht.

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  3. The footprints faded away in the mud.

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  4. The color won't fade, even in the wash.

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  5. The flowers faded in the heat of the summer days.

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Forms

fades in, fading in, faded in, faded in
Base formfade in · to fade in
3rd person singularfades in
Present participlefading in
Past simplefaded in
Past participlefaded in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfade in
he, she, itfades in

Past simpleLesson

all personsfaded in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave faded in
he, she, ithas faded in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fade in

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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