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decline
'decline' - used as a noun
1. change toward something smaller or lower
2. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
3. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
4. a downward slope or bend

'decline' - used as a verb
5. grow worse
6. refuse to accept
7. show unwillingness towards
he declined to join the group on a hike
8. grow smaller
9. go down
The roof declines here
10. go down in value
11. inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

derived forms
1. Decline / Plural
declines
2. Decline / Past
declined
3. Decline / Third Person
declines
4. Decline / Present Participle
declining
Variations of 'decline'
 
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