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wane

/weɪn/ /weɪn/
verb Regular verbwane waned
General
  1. 1 azalmak, zayıflamak

Definition (English)

To become gradually weaker, smaller or less important.

Example Sentences

  1. His enthusiasm for the project began to wane.
    Projeye olan coşkusu azalmaya başladı.
  2. Public interest in the story waned after a few weeks.
    Kamuoyunun habere olan ilgisi birkaç hafta sonra azaldı.
GeneralAstronomy
  1. 1 (ay) küçülmek

Definition (English)

(Of the moon) to appear smaller each night after the full moon.

Example Sentences

  1. The moon will wane after it is full.
    Ay, dolunaydan sonra küçülmeye başlayacak.
  2. The moon waxes and wanes in a cycle of about 29 days.
    Ay, yaklaşık 29 günlük bir döngüde büyür ve küçülür.

Verb Forms Regular

Base wane
/weɪn/
Past waned
/weɪnd/
Participle waned
/weɪnd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dwane → waned

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. waned /weɪnd/

Synonyms

decreasediminishdeclinefadelessensubside

Antonyms

waxincreasegrowstrengthen

Collocations

wax and waneon the waneinterest wanespopularity wanesenthusiasm wanes

Related Words

strengthpowerimportanceinfluenceattentioninterest