declination
declination

decline


Definition: Meaning of, decline in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈklʌɪn /

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decline declines
[singular, uncountable]
  1. a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
decline declined declined
Present Participle Third Person Singular
declining declines
  1. decrease [intransitive] to decrease in quantity or importance
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  2. say no [intransitive and transitive] formal to say no politely when someone invites you somewhere, offers you something, or wants you to do something
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  3. become worse [intransitive] to become gradually worse in quality [=  deteriorate]
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  4. somebody's declining years formal the last years of someone's life
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  5. grammar [intransitive] if a noun, PRONOUN, or adjective declines, its form changes according to whether it is the SUBJECT, OBJECT etc of a sentence
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  6. grammar [transitive] if you decline a noun, PRONOUN, or adjective, you show the various forms that it can take
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decline used in phrases

  • Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The
    1. (1776-88) a series of six historical books written by Edward Gibbon, which tell the story of the Roman Empire from the 1st century AD to the 15th century. It is one of the greatest historical works ever written in English.
  • decline in quality (noun)
    1. process of changing to an inferior state
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