Memories fade with time.

Meaning: Memories can become weaker or less clear over time.

Choice of Words: "Memories" are thoughts or experiences that you remember from the past. "Fade" means to gradually disappear or become less distinct. "Time" is a period during which something happens or exists.

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Time makes memories dim.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, that your memories of things that happened in the past will become less clear and harder to remember as time goes on.

Choice of Words: Time is a measure of how long something lasts. Makes is a verb that means to cause something to happen. Memories are the thoughts and feelings that you have about past experiences. Dim means to make something less bright or clear. When you put them together, "Time makes memories dim" means that as time passes, your memories of past experiences will become less clear and vivid.

With the passing of time, memories grow faint.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, that your memories of things that happened in the past will become less clear and harder to remember as time goes on.

Choice of Words: With is a preposition that means together with or in the company of. The passing of time means as time goes by. Memories are the thoughts and feelings that you have about past experiences. Grow faint means to become less clear or distinct. When you put them together, "With the passing of time, memories grow faint" means that as time goes by, your memories of past experiences will become less clear and vivid.

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