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单词 wane
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wane

UK /weɪn/


phrase
  • on the wane

    1
    getting smaller, weaker, or less important

    Scott’s interest in his career was on the wane.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe increases and decreases

wane

US /weɪn/


phrase
  • on the wane

    1
    getting smaller, weaker, or less important

    Scott’s interest in his career was on the wane.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe increases and decreases

wane

UK /weɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theywane
he/she/itwanes
present participlewaning
past tensewaned
past participlewaned

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    if a feeling or power wanes, it becomes weaker or less important

    His enthusiasm was waning fast.

    Synonyms and related words

    To become, or to make something weaker
    Synonyms and related words

    What feelings and emotions do
    Synonyms and related words

    To be unimportant
  2. 2
    if the moon is waning, you see less and less of it each night
    Synonyms and related words

    The movement of the sun, moon and stars

wane

US /weɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theywane
he/she/itwanes
present participlewaning
past tensewaned
past participlewaned

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    if a feeling or power wanes, it becomes weaker or less important

    His enthusiasm was waning fast.

    Synonyms and related words

    To become, or to make something weaker
    Synonyms and related words

    What feelings and emotions do
    Synonyms and related words

    To be unimportant
  2. 2
    if the moon is waning, you see less and less of it each night
    Synonyms and related words

    The movement of the sun, moon and stars
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