MEANING
To become weaker, smaller, or less influential over time.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- interest wanes
- waning influence
On the page
Interest in the proposal waned after the trial.
Nearby words
Opposite meanings
Word forms
- Base
- wane
- Past tense
- waned
- Past participle
- waned
- Present participle
- waning
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- wane
- Present continuous
- am/is/are waning
- Present perfect
- have/has waned
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been waning
- Past
- waned
- Past continuous
- was/were waning
- Past perfect
- had waned
- Past perfect continuous
- had been waning
- Future
- will wane
- Future continuous
- will be waning
- Future perfect
- will have waned
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been waning
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: wane; wanes; waned; waned; waning Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: wanes.
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