Definition of Fade
Fade
fade


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to lose freshness, strength, or vigor;

e.g. There was a bouquet of fading flowers in the dry vase.

(verb)
to lose freshness or color;

e.g. The colors of the fabric have begun to fade away after years of use.

(verb)
to vanish;

e.g. As the drizzle after the storm slowed to a stop, the rainbow that everyone could see faded away.

(verb)
to change gradually in visibility or loudness;

e.g. In the slideshow, one pictures fades away before the next one is shown.

(noun)
the process of becoming less bright, visible, or loud;

e.g. The fade of the cloth color makes it old.

(noun)
in golf, it is a shot that causes the ball to deviate to the right, usually purposely;

e.g. The golfer shot a high fade.



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