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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
fade (away) of bruises
Hello,
I think that the difference between "The bruises on your face have faded/faded away" would be the following:
- Faded would suggest that the bruises on the person's face have become paler. They are still visible, though.
- If they've faded away, that would mean to me that they have disappeared completely.
Most online dictionaries describe both verbs as "to gradually disappear" but I think that's only relevant to "fade away". Things that fade don't disappear completely. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thank you
I think that the difference between "The bruises on your face have faded/faded away" would be the following:
- Faded would suggest that the bruises on the person's face have become paler. They are still visible, though.
- If they've faded away, that would mean to me that they have disappeared completely.
Most online dictionaries describe both verbs as "to gradually disappear" but I think that's only relevant to "fade away". Things that fade don't disappear completely. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thank you
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You are correct as to the interpretation regarding bruises. Since a bruise is a temporary 'wound', its fading is a positive activity. Some of the uses of 'fade' indicate good (faded jeans), some bad (memories), and some indifferent (leaves in Autumn).
- You are correct as to the interpretation regarding bruises.
- Since a bruise is a temporary 'wound', its fading is a positive activity.
- Some of the uses of 'fade' indicate good (faded jeans), some bad (memories), and some indifferent (leaves in Autumn).
- Here are some others: Daylight fades into darkness.
- The background noise is fading.
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You are correct as to the interpretation regarding bruises. Since a bruise is a temporary 'wound', its fading is a positive activity.
Some of the uses of 'fade' indicate good (faded jeans), some bad (memories), and some indifferent (leaves in Autumn).
Here are some others: Daylight fades into darkness. The background noise is fading. The TV heroes of yesterday have faded into obscu
Some of the uses of 'fade' indicate good (faded jeans), some bad (memories), and some indifferent (leaves in Autumn).
Here are some others: Daylight fades into darkness. The background noise is fading. The TV heroes of yesterday have faded into obscu
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