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fade something out — ˌfade sth ˈin/ˈout derived to make a picture or a sound clearer or louder / less clear or quieter • Fade out the music at the end of the scene. Main entry: ↑fadederived … Useful english dictionary
fade — [ feıd ] verb ** ▸ 1 become less clear ▸ 2 become less famous ▸ 3 start to die ▸ 4 lose strength ▸ 5 stop performing well ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive if the light fades, it gets dark a ) intransitive or transitive if the color of something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fade — [feıd] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: fader, from Latin fatuus; FATUOUS] 1.) also fade away to gradually disappear ▪ Hopes of a peace settlement are beginning to fade. ▪ Over the years her beauty had faded a little. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fade — Fadea. [F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.] Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [R.] Passages that are somewhat fade. Jeffrey. [1913 Webster] His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fade into insignificance — fade/pale into insignificance if something pales into insignificance, it does not seem at all important when compared to something else. When your child s ill, everything else pales into insignificance. With the outbreak of war all else fades… … New idioms dictionary
fade into insignificance — phrase if something fades into insignificance, people forget about it and it becomes unimportant Eventually, these teenage rebellions will fade into insignificance. Thesaurus: to be unimportantsynonym Main entry: insignificance … Useful english dictionary
fade */*/ — UK [feɪd] / US verb Word forms fade : present tense I/you/we/they fade he/she/it fades present participle fading past tense faded past participle faded 1) [intransitive] if something fades, it gradually becomes less clear or noticeable until it… … English dictionary
fade — [[t]fe͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ fades, fading, faded 1) V ERG When a coloured object fades or when the light fades it, it gradually becomes paler. All colour fades especially under the impact of direct sunlight... [V n] No matter how soft the light is, it… … English dictionary
Fade to Black (mystery novel) — infobox Book | name = Fade to Black title orig = translator = image caption = author = Robert Goldsborough cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Nero Wolfe genre = Mystery Novel publisher = Bantam Books release date … Wikipedia
fade out — verb become weaker (Freq. 1) The sound faded out • Syn: ↑dissolve, ↑fade away • Derivationally related forms: ↑fadeout, ↑dissolve (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
