# fade in

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To fade from black to a visual image in a film or other visual media.
2. To commence with silence in a song and then slowly increase the volume of the music until the intro of the song is over.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fade-in