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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFade
/feɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To gradually grow faint and disappear.
"As the sun set, the light began to fade." - 2
To lose freshness or vitality.
"The colors of the painting started to fade over time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'fade' originates from the Old English 'fadian', which means to grow dim or lose brightness. Its usage evolved through Middle English, where it retained similar meanings related to diminishing light or color.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fade" is said worldwide
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s'estomper
Transliteration: s'estomper
"La lumière a commencé à s'estomper au crépuscule."
verblassen
Transliteration: fɛʁˈblaːsən
"Die Farben des Bildes begannen zu verblassen."
svanire
Transliteration: svaˈniːre
"La luce ha cominciato a svanire al tramonto."
desvanecerse
Transliteration: desβaˈneθeɾse
"La luz comenzó a desvanecerse al atardecer."
desvanecer
Transliteration: dezvaˈneˈseʁ
"A luz começou a desvanecer ao entardecer."
गायब होना
Transliteration: gāyab honā
"सूरज के अस्त होते ही रोशनी गायब होने लगी।"
褪色
Transliteration: tuìsè
"随着太阳落山，光线开始褪色。"
사라지다
Transliteration: salajida
"해가 지면서 빛이 사라지기 시작했다."
消える
Transliteration: kie ru
"太陽が沈むにつれて光が消え始めた。"
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