faint
/feɪnt/ verb B2- To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions). · A fainting fit.
- To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
He/she/it faints · Past fainted · Past participle fainted · -ing form fainting
Verb forms
- Base form
- faint
- He/she/it
- faints
- Past
- fainted
- Past participle
- fainted
- -ing form
- fainting
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There can be no doubt that it is a blood mark.” He was pointing to faint discolorations along the woodwork of the window.
Beside him glided Caderousse, whose desire to partake of the good things provided for the wedding party had induced him to become reconciled to the Dantès, father and son, although there still lingered in his mind a faint and unperfect recollection of the events of the preceding night; just as the brain retains on waking in the morning the dim and misty outline of a dream.
Meanwhile Fernand made his appearance, poured out for himself a glass of water with a trembling hand; then hastily swallowing it, went to sit down at the first vacant place, and this was, by mere chance, placed next to the seat on which poor Mercédès had fallen half fainting, when released from the warm and affectionate embrace of old Dantès.
But one of the tree’s prickles pierced his finger and caused great pain and inflammation, so that the young Prince fell down in a fainting fit.
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