fade
To hit the ball with the shot called a fadeTo hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
» The sound of the train faded away.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
(intransitive)To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
verwelken
вя́нутьvjánutʹ, увяда́тьuvjadátʹ, затуха́тьzatuxátʹ
(intransitive)To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
verblassen
выцветатьvycvetatʹ, обесцве́чиватьсяobescvéčivatʹsja, блёкнутьbljóknutʹ
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
(intransitive)To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.
исчеза́тьisčezátʹ, пропада́тьpropadátʹ
disappear gradually
(transitive)To cause to fade.
обесцве́чиватьobescvéčivatʹ
(transitive)To bet against (someone).
Examples
208 sentencesThe sound of the train faded away.
Tom is wearing a faded blue shirt.
The curtains in my bedroom have faded.
Tom's smile faded as Mary walked away.
Tom only has one faded photograph of grandfather.
deTom hat von seinem Großvater nur ein verblasstes Foto.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English fade, vad, vade (“faded, pale, withered, weak”), from Middle Dutch vadFrom Middle English fade, vad, vade (“faded, pale, withered, weak”), from Middle Dutch vade (“weak, faint, limp”), from Old French fade (“weak, witless”), of obscure origin. Probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, from Latin fatuus (“insipid”).
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Forms
fades, fading, faded, fadedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle