fase

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.se]
• Rhymes: -ase
• Syllabification: fa‧se

fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

   Synonym: etapa

Borrowed from Spanish fase.

• IPA^(key): /fas̺e/ [fa.s̺e]
• Rhymes: -as̺e, -e
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

fase inan

1. phase, stage

   Synonym: aldi

• “fase”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfa.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfa.ze]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

• fàsic
• fasímetre

From French phase, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis).

fase c (singular definite fasen, plural indefinite faser)

1. phase

   Synonyms: trin, stadium

2. (physics) state at a particular time in a system that is in periodic oscillations
3. (chemistry) homogeneous component of a heterogeneous mixture

• overgangsfase
• livsfase

From English phase.

fase (imperative fas, infinitive at fase, present tense faser, past tense fasede, perfect tense har faset)

1. to phase (ind, ud / in, out)

   Synonyms: indfase, udfase

See fas.

fase (imperative fas, infinitive at fase, present tense faser, past tense fasede, perfect tense har faset)

1. to chamfer (af / off)

   Synonym: affase

• “fase” in Den Danske Ordbog

• phase (obsolete)

Borrowed from French phase, from Middle French phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːzə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: fa‧se
• Rhymes: -aːzə

fase f (plural fasen or fases, diminutive fasetje n)

1. phase, stage
2. (physics) phase (of a wave)

• gebruiksfase
• ontkenningsfase

• Afrikaans: fase
• → Indonesian: fase
• → West Frisian: faze

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.s̺ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ase
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

   Synonyms: etapa, andaina

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːzə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Homophones: Fase, Phase
• Rhymes: -aːzə
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

fase

1. inflection of fasen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

From Dutch phase (current spelling fase), from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φάειν (pháein, “to shine”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfasə/ [ˈfa.sə]
• Rhymes: -asə
• Syllabification: fa‧se

fasê (plural fase-fase)

1. phase:
   1. a distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time

      Synonyms: jangka, tingkat

   2. (astronomy) particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle

      fase bulan ― lunar phase

   3. (chemistry) a component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions

      fase padat ― solid phase

   4. (electrical engineering) in a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it

      sistem tenaga listrik 3 fase ― 3 phase electrical power system

• fasa (Standard Malay)

• “fase”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ze/
• Rhymes: -aze
• Hyphenation: fà‧se

fase f (plural fasi)

1. phase, stage, period, level, degree, step

   Synonyms: stadio, grado, livello, periodo, passaggio

2. (mechanics) stroke
3. line (the engine is in line / out of line - with reference to smooth working)

• fase in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• fesa

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.

fase m (definite singular fasen, indefinite plural faser, definite plural fasene)

1. phase

• overgangsfase
• trefase

fase (imperative fas, present tense faser, passive fases, simple past and past participle fasa or faset, present participle fasende)

1. to phase (inn, ut / in, out)

• “fase” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• fasa (of verb)

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.

fase m (definite singular fasen, indefinite plural fasar, definite plural fasane)

1. phase

• overgangsfase
• trefase

fase (present tense fasar, past tense fasa, past participle fasa, passive infinitive fasast, present participle fasande, imperative fase/fas)

1. to phase (inn, ut / in, out)

• “fase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• phase (pre-standardization spelling)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -azi, (Portugal) -azɨ
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

fase f (plural fases)

1. phase
2. stage
3. period
4. (Brazil, video games) level (discrete segment of a game)

   Synonyms: nível, level

   Tô com dificuldade de passar essa fase. ― I'm having trouble beating this level.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:fase.

• → Hunsrik: Fasë

• “fase”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “fase”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “fase”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “fase”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.se]
• Rhymes: -ase
• Syllabification: fa‧se

fase f (plural fases)

1. phase, stage

   Synonym: etapa

2. period

   Synonym: período

fase

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of far

• “fase”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

From *base, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq. Compare Malay basah.

fase

1. to wash