Everyday English
fade away
slowly disappear
If something fades away, it slowly becomes weaker or less noticeable until it disappears.
Hear it in real life
What happened to the noise outside?
It faded away after midnight.
The sound of the waves slowly faded away as we walked inland.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The music faded away ‸ the room.
Say: The music faded away in the room.
“Fade away” is intransitive, so do not put a place directly after it without a preposition.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the sound fades away; it faded away; it is fading away
Your turn: say it out loud
The sound of the waves slowly faded away as we walked inland.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
fade away
slowly disappear
“The sound of the waves slowly faded away as we walked inland.”
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