ΠΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ
decline
/dΙͺklΛaβΙͺn/
to decline
01
ΡΡ ΡΠ΄ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ
to gradually weaken or worsen in condition or performance
Intransitive
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The quality of the product started to decline after the manufacturer switched to cheaper materials.
ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π» Π½Π° Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»Ρ.
02
ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ
to reject an offer, request, or invitation
Intransitive
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
When offered the opportunity to lead the team, she respectfully declined.
ΠΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π΅ΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π³Π»Π°Π²ΠΈΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄Ρ, ΠΎΠ½Π° Π²Π΅ΠΆΠ»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»Π°ΡΡ.
03
ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡΡΡ
to reject an offer, request, or invitation
Transitive: to decline an offer or request
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
She had to decline the job offer because it required relocating to a different city.
ΠΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΅Π·Π΄Π° Π² Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄.
04
ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ
to reduce in amount, size, intensity, etc.
Intransitive
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
Sales often decline during economic downturns.
ΠΡΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΆΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΡΠΏΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠ².
05
ΡΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡ
(grammar) to inflect or state the different forms of a noun, pronoun or adjective according to gender, number, etc.
Transitive: to decline a word
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The German language requires you to decline articles and adjectives to match the gender, number, and case of the noun they modify.
ΠΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΡΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ΅Ρ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π²Ρ ΡΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»Π°Π³Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π² ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΈ Ρ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ, ΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΆΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΡΡ.
06
ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ
(of a celestial body) to descend below the horizon
Intransitive
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
As the evening progressed, the moon began to decline in the western sky.
ΠΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π²ΠΈΠ³Π°Π»ΡΡ, Π»ΡΠ½Π° Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° ΡΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΡΡ Π² Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π½Π΅Π±Π΅.
01
ΡΠΏΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠΊ, ΡΡ ΡΠ΄ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅
a state that is worse or lower than a previous one
02
ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅
a change toward a smaller, lower, or reduced state
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The company reported a decline in sales this quarter.
ΠΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΎ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΆ Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΊΠ²Π°ΡΡΠ°Π»Π΅.
03
ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΠ±ΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅
a gradual reduction in an electrical charge or current
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The battery showed a slow decline in power over hours.
ΠΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»Π° ΠΌΠ΅Π΄Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ².
ΠΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎ
declining
decline
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