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adj. not strong or clear VERBS be, look, sound His voice sounded faint and far away. | become, grow The whispers grew fainter and fainter, then stopped altogether. ADV. extremely, very I can't make out the number?it's very faint. | rather near to losing consciousness VERBS be, feel, look ADV. extremely, very | almost | a bit, a little, quite I was beginning to feel a little faint. PREP. with I was faint with hunger., verb ADV. almost, nearly VERB + FAINT be about to, be going to He was so pale she thought he was going to faint. PREP. at He would faint at the sight of blood. | from She fainted from lack of air. | with She almost fainted with shock.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary