Wane definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

wane in American English ; 1. to grow gradually less in extent ; 2. to become less intense, bright, strong, etc.; grow dim or faint, as a light ; 3. to decline in ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'wane'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× wane (weɪn ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensewanes ,presentparticiplewaning ,pasttense,pastparticiplewaned 1. verb Ifsomethingwanes,itbecomesgraduallyweakerorless,oftensothatiteventuallydisappears. Whilehisinterestinthesesportsbegantowane,apassionforrugbydeveloped.[VERB] ...hermother'swaningstrength.[VERB-ing] 2. waxandwane 3. Seeonthewane 4. verb[usuallycont] Whenthemooniswaning,itisshowingasmallerareaofbrightnesseachdayasitchangesfromafullmoontoanewmoon. Themoonwaswaning,andeachdayitroselater.[VERB] ...askysilveredbyawaningmoon.[VERB-ing] MoreSynonymsofwane COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof wane Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'wane' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'wane' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'crystalset' HindiTranslationof'wane' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency waneinBritishEnglish (weɪn ) verb(intransitive)1. (ofthemoon)toshowagraduallydecreasingportionofilluminatedsurface,betweenfullmoonandnewmoon Comparewax2(sense2) 2. todecreasegraduallyinsize,strength,power,etc 3. todrawtoaclose noun4. adecrease,asinsize,strength,power,etc 5. theperiodduringwhichthemoonwanes 6. theactoraninstanceofdrawingtoaclose 7. aroundedsurfaceordefectiveedgeofaplank,wherethebarkwas 8. Seeonthewane CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformswaney(ˈwaney)orwany(ˈwany)adjective WordoriginOldEnglishwanian(vb);relatedtowan-,prefixindicatingprivation,wanadefect,OldNorsevana WordFrequency waneinAmericanEnglish (weɪn ) verbintransitiveWordforms:wanedorˈwaning1.  togrowgraduallylessinextentsaidesp.ofthevisiblefaceofthemoonduringthephasesafterfullmooninwhich thelightedportionisgraduallyreducedtoathincrescentontheleft,asseenfrom theNorthernHemisphereseealsowax1(sense1) 2.  tobecomelessintense,bright,strong,etc.;growdimorfaint,asalight 3.  todeclineinpower,importance,prosperity,influence,etc. 4.  toapproachtheendsaidofaperiodoftimethedaywanes noun5. a.  thegradualdecreaseinthevisiblefaceofthemoonafterithasbecomefull b.  thetimewhenthistakesplace 6.  agradualdecreaseinpower,importance,intensity,etc.,esp.afteragradualclimbtoapeak 7.  aperiodofdecline 8.  thebeveled,defective,bark-coverededgeorcornerofaboardorplankcutfromanunsquaredlogorblockofwood Idioms:onthewane SYNONYMYNOTE:waneimpliesafadingorweakeningofthatwhichhasreachedapeakofforce,excellence, etc.[hisfamewanedrapidly];abatesuggestsaprogressivelesseningindegree,intensity,etc.[thefeverisabating];ebb,appliedspecificallytoafluctuatingforce,referstooneoftheperiodsofrecession ordecline[theirebbingfortunes];subsidesuggestsaquietingorslackeningofviolentactivityorturbulence[hertemperhadsubsided]OPPOSITES: wax,increase,revive Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEwanien