English Dictionary

fade

/feɪd/

verb

(transitive, golf) To hit the ball with the shot called a fade. / (intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

The colors of the sunset fade slowly into the night.

意味（1）

(transitive, golf) To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.

The Golden Bear faded the ball from left to right with great consistency, so he seldom had to worry about trouble on the left.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

The earth mourneth and fadeth away.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.

[flowers] that never fade

意味（4）

(intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.

The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.

意味（5）

(transitive) To cause to fade.

意味（6）

(transitive, gambling) To bet against.