decline

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links 2 Romanian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English declinen < Old French decliner < Latin declinare (“‘to bend, turn aside, deflect, inflect, decline’”) < de (“‘down’”) + *clinare (“‘to bend, incline’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /dəˈklɑɪn/
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[edit] Noun

decline (plural declines)

1. Downward movement, fall.
2. A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
3. A weakening.

[edit] Antonyms

• incline

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[edit] Verb

to decline (third-person singular simple present declines, present participle declining, simple past and past participle declined)

1. (intransitive) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

   The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.

2. (intransitive) To become weaker or worse.

   My health declined in winter.

3. (transitive, grammar) To list the inflected forms of a noun, pronoun (and in some languages adjective) for case and number.
4. (transitive) To refuse.

   On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer.

[edit] Derived terms

• declension
• declination

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[edit] External links

• decline in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• decline in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• decline at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Verb

decline

1. third-person singular subjunctive form of declina.
2. third-person plural subjunctive form of declina.