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to decline
01
to gradually weaken or worsen in condition or performance
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
decline
3rd person singular
declines
Present participle
declining
Past simple
declined
Past participle
declined
Examples
His health began to decline after he stopped following his doctor's recommendations for exercise and diet.
02
to reject an offer, request, or invitation
Intransitive
Examples
When asked to participate in the project, he politely declined.
03
to reject an offer, request, or invitation
Transitive: to decline an offer or request
Examples
She had to decline the job offer because it required relocating to a different city.
Examples
Sales often decline during economic downturns.
05
(grammar) to inflect or state the different forms of a noun, pronoun or adjective according to gender, number, etc.
Transitive: to decline a word
Examples
In Latin class, we learned how to decline nouns like " puella " to indicate their role in a sentence.
06
(of a celestial body) to descend below the horizon
Intransitive
Examples
The sun began to decline in the sky as evening approached.
Decline
01
a state that is worse or lower than a previous one
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
declines
Examples
The building fell into decline after years of neglect.
02
a change toward a smaller, lower, or reduced state
Examples
The company reported a decline in sales this quarter.
03
a gradual reduction in an electrical charge or current
Examples
The battery showed a slow decline in power over hours.
Lexical Tree
declining
decline
