fade

«fade» in Mova's school dictionary: To slowly lose colour or brightness: the sun faded the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (fade, fades, faded, fading); noun (a fade — in film or music)

meaning for a pupil

1) To slowly lose colour or brightness: the sun faded the curtains. tree →

2) To slowly become quieter, weaker or less clear until it disappears: the music faded, the light faded, the memory faded. tree →

3) Of flowers, to wilt and die. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, sunlight (ultraviolet light) breaks down dyes, so colours fade over time; this can be tested by leaving coloured paper in the sun. Light fades at dusk, and sounds fade as you move away from them. In health, a bruise fades as it heals; a rash that does not fade when a glass is pressed on it needs urgent help (the glass test). In stories, characters' hopes or voices fade, and "fade away" ends scenes. Phrases: "fade away", "fade out", "fade in", "faded jeans", "fade into the background".

examples

• The sun has faded the poster on the window. tree →
• The bruise faded after a week. tree →
• The music faded away at the end of the song. tree →
• Daylight faded and the stars came out. tree →
• My old jeans have faded to light blue. tree →
• The sound of the train faded into the distance. tree →
• The flowers faded in the vase. tree →
• His hope began to fade as the clock ticked. tree →

note

Regular verb: faded, fading (drop the e before -ing). Do not confuse "faded" with "fated" (decided by fate). "Fade" is gradual, not sudden. A "fade" is also a haircut style (US).

In the corpora

• A work mood can follow a grown-up home and usually fades within an hour or so.
• A bad picture fades faster if you fill your head with something else, like a favourite place, a game or a song.
• Bright camera flashes over years can fade delicate colours and annoy visitors; many museums allow photos without flash.
• Zoos add pink colouring to flamingos' food, or the birds slowly fade.
• The Cat's head fades away while he is gone; when he comes back with the Duchess, it has entirely disappeared.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fade» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.