"pale" meaning in English

See pale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /peɪl/ [UK], /ˈpeɪ.jəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-pale.ogg [US] Forms: pale [positive], paler [comparative], palest [superlative]
enPR: pāl [UK] Head templates: {{adj|pale|paler|palest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone or something is pale, then their color is very light.
    Sense id: simple-pale-en-adj-ST8p3bUC

Noun

IPA: /peɪl/ [UK], /ˈpeɪ.jəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-pale.ogg [US] Forms: pale [singular], pales [plural]
enPR: pāl [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A pale is a wooden stake.
    Sense id: simple-pale-en-noun-uwlX7k9f

Verb

IPA: /peɪl/ [UK], /ˈpeɪ.jəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-pale.ogg [US] Forms: pale [canonical], pales [third-person, singular], paled [past], paled [past, participle], paling [present, participle]
enPR: pāl [UK] Head templates: {{verb|pal|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something or someone pales, then they become pale, that is, their color becomes whitish
    Sense id: simple-pale-en-verb--XY9zNIh Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If something pales in comparison to something else, then its importance becomes lower.
    Sense id: simple-pale-en-verb-I5uE~Byt Categories (other): Verbs
  3. If something is paled, then it is enclosed with pales
    Sense id: simple-pale-en-verb-JcK3BwKs
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