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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Fade away/wane
Hello,
Can both verbs be used this way: "Her enthusiasm was waning rapidly/fading away"?
Can "fade away" also be used in contexts, in which a feeling, influence become weaker or something/someone becomes less famous? Can we say "His love for her faded away over the years." It doesn't sound too bad to me. I would use wane or wear off in this sentence, though.
Can both verbs be used this way: "Her enthusiasm was waning rapidly/fading away"?
Can "fade away" also be used in contexts, in which a feeling, influence become weaker or something/someone becomes less famous? Can we say "His love for her faded away over the years." It doesn't sound too bad to me. I would use wane or wear off in this sentence, though.
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Gene93 Hello,Can both verbs be used this way: "Her enthusiasm was waning rapidly/fading away"? Yes. " It doesn't sound too bad to me.
- Gene93 Hello,Can both verbs be used this way: "Her enthusiasm was waning rapidly/fading away"?
- Yes.
- " It doesn't sound too bad to me.
- I would use wane or wear off in this sentence, though.
- In fact, "faded away" sounds better than "wore off" or "waned" in that sentence.
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Gene93 Hello,Can both verbs be used this way: "Her enthusiasm was waning rapidly/fading away"?Yes.
Gene93 Can we say "His love for her faded away over the years." It doesn't sound too bad to me. I would use wane or wear off in this sentence, though.In fact, "faded away" sounds better than "wore off" or "waned" in that sente
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Does that mean that wane and wear off don't suit the context? If so, why not?
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