Verb: decline di'klIn
- Grow worse
"Conditions in the slum declined";
- worsen
- Grow smaller
"Interest in the project declined";
- go down, wane
- Go down
"The roof declines here"
- Fall in value
"prices declined";
- slump, correct
- Show unwillingness towards
"he declined to join the group on a hike";
- refuse
- Not agree with a request or proposition
"He declined to accept what she said";
- refuse, reject
- Inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
"in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
- Change toward something smaller or lower
"The decline in birth rates has led to an aging population";
- diminution
- A condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline
"The decline of the empire was evident in its weakening economy";
- declination
- A gradual decrease
"The decline of the battery's charge over time reduced its effectiveness";
- decay
- A downward slope or bend
"The hikers carefully navigated the steep decline on the mountain path";
- descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension [archaic], downslope
Derived forms: declined, declines, declining
Type of: change state, come down, condition, decrease, decrement, dent, descend, diminish, drop, evaluate, fall, go down, incline, inflect, judge, lessen, pass judgment, react, reply, respond, side, sink, slope, status, turn
Encyclopedia: Decline