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wane
What does wane mean?
wane (verb): to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce wane?
/weɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does wane come from?
From Middle English wanen, wanien, from Old English wanian, wonian, from Proto-West Germanic *wanōn, from Proto-Germanic *wanōną.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “wane” mean?
to impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell
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to examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely
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to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline
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to resentfully or discontentedly desire (something someone else has that one lacks)
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