Fade

Meaning

Fade means to gradually become less bright, strong, clear, or noticeable until something almost disappears.

Pronunciation

/feɪd/

Word Forms

• Base form: fade
• Past tense: faded
• Past participle: faded
• Present participle: fading
• Noun: fading

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• fade away — to gradually disappear.
• fade into the background — to become less noticeable.
• fade with time — to become weaker or less noticeable as time passes.
• fade from memory — to become less clearly remembered.
• fade in — to gradually become visible or audible.
• fade out — to gradually disappear from view or become quieter.

Example Sentences

• The colors of the old photograph had begun to fade.
• Her memories of childhood slowly faded with time.
• The sound of the music faded into the distance.
• His excitement began to fade after several disappointing results.
• The light faded as evening approached.

Literary Example

Example:

“I was for a while troubled with a haunting fear that if I handled the flower freely its bloom would fade.”

— Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Here, fade means to gradually lose its freshness, beauty, or strength. Rochester compares Jane to a flower whose bloom might disappear if it were handled too freely. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

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