pale

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: pāl, IPA ^(key): /peɪl/ or [pʰeɪ̯ɫ] or [pʰeəɫ]
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpeɪ.jəl/ or /peɪl/

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• Homophone: pail

Adjective

Positive pale

Comparative paler

Superlative palest

1. If someone or something is pale, then their color is very light.

Verb

Plain form pale

Third-person singular pales

Past tense paled

Past participle paled

Present participle paling

1. (intransitive) If something or someone pales, then they become pale, that is, their color becomes whitish
2. (intransitive) If something pales in comparison to something else, then its importance becomes lower.
3. (transitive) If something is paled, then it is enclosed with pales

Noun

Singular pale

Plural pales

1. (countable) A pale is a wooden stake.