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Definition of declined - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
rejectedpolitely refused
- She felt sad after her declined invitation.
2.
reducedRare become smaller or fewerRare
- The declined population affected the town's economy.
Origin of declined
Latin, declinare (bend down)
Terms with declined included in their meaning
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decline
business has declined compared to the past
moral decay
having declined to a lower moral or physical level
decision
irresistible proposal or opportunity that cannot be declined
neighborhood
declined in quality or status
decline
having declined in quality or strength
opening tactic
chess trap in the Queen's Gambit Declined
grammar list
list of declined forms of a word
linguistics
irregularly declined or inflected in grammar
Examples of declined in a sentence
The declined proposal was a setback for the team. The declined interest in the product led to its discontinuation. The declined number of visitors was concerning.
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- French:refusé, diminué, ...
- German:abgelehnt, geschrumpft, ...
- Italian:respinto, diminuito, ...
- Spanish:denegado, reducido, ...
- Portuguese:rejeitado, reduzido, ...
- Chinese:被拒绝的, 减少的, ...
- Japanese:拒否された, 減少した, ...
- Arabic:مَرْفوض, مُنْخَفِض, ...
- Hebrew:נִדְחֶה, מְצֻמְצָם, ...
- Russian:отвергнутый, сокращённый, ...
- Ukrainian:відхилений, зменшений, ...
- Hindi:अस्वीकृत, घटित, ...
Definition of decline - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
decreaseintr. become smaller, fewer, or lessintr.
- The company's profits began to decline last year..
2.
mannerstr. politely refuse an offer or invitationtr.
- She had to decline the invitation due to prior commitments..
3.
rejecttr. show unwillingness to accepttr.
- He declined to comment on the allegations..
4.
deteriorationintr. become weaker or worseintr.
- His health started to decline after the accident.
5.
businesstr. cause to decrease or diminishtr.
- The new policy declined the company's profits.
6.
linguisticstr. TECH. UK inflect for case, number, or gendertr. TECH. UK
- In Latin, nouns are declined for case.
Noun
1.
worseningdeterioration in condition or quality
- There was a decline in his health.
2.
economyreduction in activity or quantity
- The decline in sales worried the company.
3.
refusalact of refusing or rejecting something
- His decline of the offer surprised everyone.
4.
slopesloping downward surface or path
- The road had a steep decline.
Expressions with decline
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decrease in the excellence or worth of something
There has been a decline in quality of education recently.
start becoming worse or less important
Many old factories fall into decline after new technology arrives.
start becoming weaker, less successful, or less important
After the factory closed, the town began to go into decline.
becoming worse, weaker, or less important
The company is in decline and losing customers.
becoming weaker, less important, or less common
Interest in the sport is on the decline.
experience a decrease in success or profitability
The company started to go into a decline after the scandal.
final stage of worsening before death or collapse
The patient entered terminal decline last month.
be gradually getting worse or less
Sales are on the decline this year.
process where factories and manufacturing activity shrink in an area
The town never fully recovered from the industrial decline of the 1980s.
formally refuse legal power over a case or dispute
The court decided to decline jurisdiction over the international dispute.
ongoing decrease in the number of living beings in a group
The village faced population decline after the main factory closed.
Origin of decline
Latin, declinare (to bend down)
Examples of decline in a sentence
The number of visitors has declined recently. He decided to decline the job offer after much thought. They had to decline the dinner invitation politely. She declined the job offer politely. They declined the invitation to the party. The company's profits began to decline last year.
Her interest in the project started to decline. The pricing error declined quarterly revenue. Poor service declined customer confidence. Many languages decline adjectives to match nouns. Some pronouns decline differently in various languages. The decline of the Roman Empire was gradual. There is a noticeable decline in the quality of service. A sharp decline in tourism affected local hotels. The report shows a decline in rainfall this year. The decline of the invitation was unexpected. She sent a formal decline to the committee's proposal. The cyclist struggled on the decline. The decline was slippery after the rain.
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- French:diminuer, déclin, ...
- German:sinken, Verschlechterung, ...
- Italian:diminuire, declino, ...
- Spanish:reducirse, deterioro, ...
- Portuguese:diminuir, declínio, ...
- Chinese:下降, 下坡, ...
- Japanese:減少する, 悪化, ...
- Arabic:اِنْخَفَضَ, تدهور, ...
- Hebrew:לָרֶדֶת, הִידַּרְדְּרוּת, ...
- Russian:уменьшаться, ухудшение, ...
- Ukrainian:зменшуватися, погіршення, ...
- Hindi:घट जाना, गिरावट, ...
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