faint

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɛɪnt/
• SAMPA: /feInt/
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Verb

Plain form faint

Third-person singular faints

Past tense fainted

Past participle fainted

Present participle fainting

1. (intransitive) When someone faint, it means that person has slept and cannot be woken up till he gets help. Especially when under a hot sun, humans faint easily.

   Get help quick! Someone has fainted here!

Adjective

Positive faint

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. not clear, very small