Kilo Lingo

/feɪnt/

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Translation

To suddenly lose consciousness and fall, for example because you are ill, hot, or shocked.

Word origin

From Old French feint, meaning weak or half-hearted, from feindre, to pretend.

Origin
Old French
Root
feindre
English cognates
feign, feint

Grammar

Verb typeregular (faint, faints, fainted)

Examples

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To faint is to suddenly stop being awake and fall down.

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Here "faint" is an adjective: feeling weak, as if you might fall.

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As an adjective "faint" can also mean weak and hard to hear or see.

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This word is part of lesson 52.