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Definition of pale verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pale

verb

NAmE//peɪl//

[intransitive] pale (at something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pale

he / she / it pales

past simple paled

-ing form paling

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to become paler than usual She (= her face) paled visibly at the sight of the police car. The blue of the sky paled to a light gray.

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Idioms

pale beside/next to something, pale in/by comparison (with/to something), pale into insignificance

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to seem less important when compared with something else Last year's riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. Our problems pale into insignificance when compared to theirs.

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pale adjective
pale noun
beyond the pale
pale into insignificance
pale beside/next to something
pale in/by comparison (with/to something)

Idioms

beyond the pale
pale into insignificance
pale beside/next to something
pale in/by comparison (with/to something)

Nearby words

palazzo pants noun
pale adjective
pale verb
pale noun
paleo- combining form