fade

verb12 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.7

A common phrasal verb meaning to disappear slowly.

Used to describe something disappearing or diminishing at a high speed.

Indicates a rapid decline or disappearance.

A more formal way to say something is disappearing at a high speed.

Indicates a slow decline or disappearance.

Describes something disappearing or diminishing over a period of time, not suddenly.

Indicates that something will disappear in a short amount of time.

To disappear or become less noticeable in a way that does not attract attention.

Indicates the source or location from which something is disappearing (e.g., from memory, from view).

Indicates the state or background that something merges with as it disappears (e.g., into darkness, into insignificance).

Indicates the start of the process of disappearing or diminishing.

Used when something appears to be disappearing, but it might not be certain.