[
US
/dɪˈkɫaɪn/
]
[ UK /dɪklˈaɪn/ ]
[ UK /dɪklˈaɪn/ ]
VERB
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grow smaller
Interest in the project waned -
inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives -
go down in value
prices slumped
the stock market corrected -
go down
The roof declines here -
grow worse
Conditions in the slum worsened -
refuse to accept
He refused my offer of hospitality -
show unwillingness towards
he declined to join the group on a hike
NOUN
- a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- a downward slope or bend
- change toward something smaller or lower
How To Use decline In A Sentence
- He declined to give details on who the passengers were except to say they were from a nursing home in Bellaire, an upscale enclave within Houston.
- In part the decline in this willingness has an economic base.
- I'm getting a de-rection," mutters Barney, aghast at her decline. The New Season in Review: Monday Madness
- More realistic estimates are based on the assumption that fertility will gradually decline to around replacement level.
- The chancellor has declined to alter the co-determination of company decisions exercised by management and labor jointly.
- Thousands of householders are being urged to redesign their gardens to halt the rapid decline of sparrows and starlings. Times, Sunday Times
- Other specialties have undergone relative declines such as orthopedics safer cars and fewer smashed bones. Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Another Idea
- The decrease in myocardial oxygen consumption was evidenced by a gradual decline in atrioventricular oxygen difference, indicating a decrease in myocardial oxygen uptake relative to supply.
- Blue chip issues were sharply higher, but the rest of the market actually declined slightly by the end of the day.
- There's been a steady decline in smokestack industries such as shipbuilding and steel.
