Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fade
Participle: faded
Gerund: fading
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fade |
| you | fade |
| he;she;it | fades |
| we | fade |
| you | fade |
| they | fade |
Perfect
| I | have faded |
| you | have faded |
| he;she;it | has faded |
| we | have faded |
| you | have faded |
| they | have faded |
Past
| I | faded |
| you | faded |
| he;she;it | faded |
| we | faded |
| you | faded |
| they | faded |
Pluperfect
| I | had faded |
| you | had faded |
| he;she;it | had faded |
| we | had faded |
| you | had faded |
| they | had faded |
Future
| I | will fade |
| you | will fade |
| he;she;it | will fade |
| we | will fade |
| you | will fade |
| they | will fade |
Future Perfect
| I | will have faded |
| you | will have faded |
| he;she;it | will have faded |
| we | will have faded |
| you | will have faded |
| they | will have faded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fade |
| you | fade |
| he;she;it | fade |
| we | fade |
| you | fade |
| they | fade |
Perfect
| I | have faded |
| you | have faded |
| he;she;it | have faded |
| we | have faded |
| you | have faded |
| they | have faded |
Imperfect
| I | faded |
| you | faded |
| he;she;it | faded |
| we | faded |
| you | faded |
| they | faded |
Pluperfect
| I | had faded |
| you | had faded |
| he;she;it | had faded |
| we | had faded |
| you | had faded |
| they | had faded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fade |
| you | would fade |
| he;she;it | would fade |
| we | would fade |
| you | would fade |
| they | would fade |
Perfect
| I | would have faded |
| you | would have faded |
| he;she;it | would have faded |
| we | would have faded |
| you | would have faded |
| they | would have faded |
Imperative
| you | fade |
| we | Let's fade |
| you | fade |
Verbs conjugated like 'fade'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fade'
cade,
dade,
face,
fadge,
fake,
fame,
fare,
fate,
fave,
faze,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to become worse
- break down, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, fall off, go bad, go downhill, go off, go to hell, go to pot, go to seed, go to the dogs, lapse, molder, retrograde, shrivel, suffer, worsen, wane, wither
- decline
- wane, decrease, dwindle, droop, diminish, taper, languish, wither
- bleach
- blanch, decolorize, achromatize, pale, etiolate
- disappear
- dissolve, disperse, evaporate, vanish
- hush
- quiet, sink
Antonyms
- decline
- rise, increase, improve
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English fade, vad, vade (“faded, pale, withered, weak”), from Middle Dutch vade (“weak, faint, limp”), from Old French fade (“weak, witless”), of obscure origin. Probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, from Latin fatuus (“insipid”).
Verbs referencing "fade"
Finnish with old forms
feidata.
Sample Sentences
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[...] and fluttering by their side the beautiful American banner with its stars and stripes,—the long three thousand miles and more, and, longer still, the six whole months of absence, so dwindled and faded, that the ship had gone out and come home again, and it was broad spring already in the Coburg Dock at Liverpool.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] Punches, Fantoccini, Dancing-dogs, Jugglers, Conjurers, Orchestrinas, or even Barrel-organs ? No, not one. Yes, I remember one. One barrel-organ and a dancing-monkey—sportive by nature, but fast fading into a dull, lumpish monkey, of the Utilitarian school. Beyond that, nothing lively; no, not so much as a white mouse in a twirling cage.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] terrible conflict with the Indians which once occurred there. It is a good place for such a struggle, and, like every other spot I saw associated with any legend of that wild people now so rapidly fading from the earth, interested me very much.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] general body. There was a magnetism of dulness in them which would have beaten down the most facetious companion that the earth ever knew. A jest would have been a crime, and a smile would have faded into a grinning horror. Such deadly, leaden people; such systematic plodding, weary, insupportable heaviness; such a mass of animated indigestion in respect of all that was genial, jovial, frank, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] of daily life receded from my view, and lessened in the distance, during the ten memorable days we passed on that Enchanted Ground ! What voices spoke from out the thundering water; what faces, faded from the earth, looked out upon me from its gleaming depths; what Heavenly promise glistened in those angels ’ tears, the drops of many hues, that showered around, and twined themselves about the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] as to lay some foundation for the complaint. She sewed and stitched away, from daylight till dark, with the energy of one who is pressed on by some immediate urgency; and then, when the light faded, and the work was folded away, with one turn out came the ever-ready knitting-work, and there she was again, going on as briskly as ever. It really was a labor to see her.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Papa, my strength fades away every day, and I know I must go. There are some things I want to say and do,—that I ought to do; and you are so unwilling to have me speak a word on this subject. But it must come; there's no [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] the long, sacred rest which “ He giveth to his beloved. ” ~~~ There is no death to such as thou, dear Eva ! neither darkness nor shadow of death; only such a bright fading as when the morning star fades in the golden dawn. Thine is the victory without the battle,—the crown without the conflict.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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On the lower part of a small, mean boat, on the Red River, Tom sat,—chains on his wrists, chains on his feet, and a weight heavier than chains lay on his heart. All had faded from his sky,—moon and star; all had passed by him, as the trees and banks were now passing, to return no more. Kentucky home, with wife and children, and indulgent owners; St. Clare home, with all [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Gradually the words seemed to melt and fade, as in a divine music; the child raised her deep eyes, and fixed them lovingly on him, and rays of warmth and comfort seemed to go from them to his heart; and, as if wafted on the music, she seemed [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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-[music fades out ] -[indistinct background chatter ] [upbeat violin music playing]
(A Copenhagen Love Story)
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♪ We 're all of us stars ♪ We 're fading away
(I Swear)