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# fade

verb (fade, fades, faded, fading); noun (a fade — in film or music)

«fade» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To slowly lose colour or brightness: the sun faded the curtains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#m1)
2. To slowly become quieter, weaker or less clear until it disappears: the music faded, the light faded, the memory faded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#m2)
3. Of flowers, to wilt and die. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, sunlight (ultraviolet light) breaks down dyes, so colours fade over time; this can be tested by leaving coloured paper in the sun. Light fades at dusk, and sounds fade as you move away from them. In health, a bruise fades as it heals; a rash that does not fade when a glass is pressed on it needs urgent help (the glass test). In stories, characters' hopes or voices fade, and "fade away" ends scenes. Phrases: "fade away", "fade out", "fade in", "faded jeans", "fade into the background".

### Examples

- The sun has faded the poster on the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x1)
- The bruise faded after a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x2)
- The music faded away at the end of the song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x3)
- Daylight faded and the stars came out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x4)
- My old jeans have faded to light blue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x5)
- The sound of the train faded into the distance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x6)
- The flowers faded in the vase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x7)
- His hope began to fade as the clock ticked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: faded, fading (drop the e before -ing). Do not confuse "faded" with "fated" (decided by fate). "Fade" is gradual, not sudden. A "fade" is also a haircut style (US).

## In Jewish tradition

In these verses it means to wither, like grass or leaves.

**Interpretation.** The Psalms use fading grass as a picture of the short life of the wicked and of human beings in general.

### Examples

- For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb. (Writings PSA.37.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fade/#x1)
- The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places. (Prophets 2SA.22.46, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fade/#x2)
- The sons of the stranger fade away, and come trembling out of their close places. (Writings PSA.18.46, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fade/#x3)

### Note

Regular verb: faded, fading (drop the e before -ing). Do not confuse "faded" with "fated" (decided by fate). "Fade" is gradual, not sudden. A "fade" is also a haircut style (US).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fade» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fade» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fade.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fade» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fade/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fade» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fade.html) on Mova free.