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Quick definitions from WordNet (decline)
▸ noun: change toward something smaller or lower
▸ noun: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
▸ noun: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
▸ noun: a downward slope or bend
▸ verb: go down ("The roof declines here")
▸ verb: grow smaller
▸ verb: inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
▸ verb: go down in value
▸ verb: show unwillingness towards ("He declined to join the group on a hike")
▸ verb: grow worse
▸ verb: refuse to accept
▸ Also see declining
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to decline
▸ Usage examples for decline
▸ Popular adjectives describing decline
▸ Words that often appear near decline
▸ Rhymes of decline
▸ Invented words related to decline
▸ noun: change toward something smaller or lower
▸ noun: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
▸ noun: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
▸ noun: a downward slope or bend
▸ verb: go down ("The roof declines here")
▸ verb: grow smaller
▸ verb: inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
▸ verb: go down in value
▸ verb: show unwillingness towards ("He declined to join the group on a hike")
▸ verb: grow worse
▸ verb: refuse to accept
▸ Also see declining
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to decline
▸ Usage examples for decline
▸ Popular adjectives describing decline
▸ Words that often appear near decline
▸ Rhymes of decline
▸ Invented words related to decline