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Word:
decline
IPA transcription: [dɪkl'aɪn]
Pronunciations of decline
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
decline, diminution
Meaning:
change toward something smaller or lower
Synonyms:
decline, declination
Meaning:
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Synonyms:
decay, decline
Meaning:
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
worsen, decline
Meaning:
grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
Synonyms:
refuse, reject, pass_up, turn_down, decline
Meaning:
refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
Synonyms:
refuse, decline
Meaning:
show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
Synonyms:
decline, go_down, wane
Meaning:
grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
Usage examples
and whom should she decline to marry?
What that interview was like we decline to say.
"This decline of Italy and the provinces did not stop.
It was an odd feeling that made Dick decline the glasses.
She had taken a turn for the worse, too, and began to decline rapidly.
Then I will decline it or not, according to what passes between me and him.
I positively decline to appear at Schlangenbad without a diamond to my back.
Is the present condition a normal one--is this prosperity likely to grow or to decline?
"I must altogether decline to discuss with you Miss Vavasor's present or future position."
Is it your pleasure, sir, that we decline and we fall?' with a feint of taking up the book.
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