English to English noun
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change toward something smaller or lower | | source: wordnet30
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a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state | | source: wordnet30
3 |
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current | | source: wordnet30
4 |
a downward slope or bend | | source: wordnet30
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A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the decline of strength; the decline of virtue and religion. | | source: webster1913 verb
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grow worse | | Example: Conditions in the slum worsened
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7 |
refuse to accept | | Example: He refused my offer of hospitality
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8 |
show unwillingness towards | | Example: he declined to join the group on a hike
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grow smaller | | Example: Interest in the project waned
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10 |
go down | | Example: The roof declines here
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11 |
go down in value | | Example: the stock market corrected prices slumped
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inflect for number, gender, case, etc., | | Example: in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
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To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend. | | source: webster1913
14 |
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall. | | source: webster1913
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