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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#m1)

2) To slowly become quieter, weaker or less clear until it disappears: the music faded, the light faded, the memory faded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#m2)

3) Of flowers, to wilt and die. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x1)
- The bruise faded after a week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x2)
- The music faded away at the end of the song. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x3)
- Daylight faded and the stars came out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x4)
- My old jeans have faded to light blue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x5)
- The sound of the train faded into the distance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x6)
- The flowers faded in the vase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x7)
- His hope began to fade as the clock ticked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/14/)
- [A bad picture fades faster if you fill your head with something else, like a favourite place, a game or a song.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/22/)
- [Bright camera flashes over years can fade delicate colours and annoy visitors; many museums allow photos without flash.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there/10/)
- [Zoos add pink colouring to flamingos' food, or the birds slowly fade.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/367-animal-colours-pink-flamingos-rare-blue-animals-white-albinos-and-black-panthers/6/)
- [The Cat's head fades away while he is gone; when he comes back with the Duchess, it has entirely disappeared.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2/28/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fade» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.