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decline

/dɪˈklaɪn/

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verb

-clines; -clined; -clining

[no obj] :to become lower in amount or less in number

Oil prices continue to decline. [=decrease, fall]

The construction of new houses declined five percent this year.

The animal's numbers are declining rapidly.

[no obj] :to become worse in condition or quality

The patient's condition has declined. [=worsened, deteriorated]

My grandmother's health has been declining since she broke her hip.

The civilization began to decline around 1000 B.C.

somewhat formal

[+ obj] :to say that you will not or cannot do something

The company declined comment on the scandal.

usually followed by to + verb

The company declined to comment on the scandal.

She declined to run for a second term as governor.

to say no to something in a polite way [+ obj]

Regretfully, we have to decline [=turn down] the invitation to your wedding.

He changed his mind and declined the company's offer. [no obj]

I invited him, but he declined. - opposite accept

[+ obj] grammar :to list the different forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective)

We had to decline the Latin adjective brevis on our test.

noun

plural -clines

the process of becoming worse in condition or quality [noncount]

a period of economic decline

He says that American industry is in a state of decline.

There was a general feeling that the country was in decline. [=was becoming less powerful, wealthy, etc.]

The town fell/went into decline after the factory closed down. [count]

usually singular

He has experienced a decline in health.

the decline and fall of the Roman empire

The company's products suffered a decline in quality.

a gradual physical/mental decline

a change to a lower number or amount [count]

The economy experienced a decline of two million jobs.

We saw a sharp/steep decline in sales this month.

Declines led advances at the end of the trading day. [noncount]

There was some decline in stock prices at the end of the trading session.

on the decline

becoming worse in condition or less in size, amount, number, etc. :declining

His health is on the decline.

Sales are on the decline.

decline