English

Pronunciation
a|US IPA|/d��kl�ɪn/
audio|en-us-decline.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

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

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Antonyms
incline

Translations
trans-top|downward movement, fall
Dutch: t|nl|terugval|m, t|nl|achteruitgang|m, t|nl|verval|n, t+|nl|afname|f
Finnish: t+|fi|lasku, t-|fi|pudotus
German: Sinken n, Fall m
Hebrew: he-translation|נפ���|nefilá f
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trans-top|sloping downward
Dutch: t|nl|verval|n, t+|nl|afname|f, t|nl|helling|f
Finnish: lasku, alamäki
German: Gefälle n
Hebrew: he-translation|�ר���|yeridá f
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Swedish: nedförsbacke c, utförsbacke c, medlut n
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trans-top|weakening
Dutch: t|nl|verzwakking|f, t|nl|achteruitgang|m, t|nl|verval|n, t+|nl|afname|f
Finnish: lasku, heikentyminen
German: Abnahme f, Rückgang m
Hebrew: he-translation|����ש�ת|hekhalshút f
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ttbc|Catalan: declinació f
ttbc|French: déclin
ttbc|Interlingua: declino
ttbc|Italian: declino
ttbc|Portuguese: declínio
ttbc|Spanish: declinación f
ttbc|Volapük: klem
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Verb
en-verb|declin|es

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

#: The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.

1. intransitive To become weaker or worse.

#: My health declined in winter.

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

#: On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer.

Derived terms
declension
declination

Translations
trans-top|move downwards
Dutch: t|nl|afnemen, t|nl|terugvallen, t-|nl|achteruitgaan, t|nl|vervallen
Finnish: t+|fi|laskea, t+|fi|pudota
German: t+|de|sinken, t+|de|fallen
Hebrew: t-|he|�ר�|tryarád|scHebr
Italian: t+|it|declinare
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Old English: t-|ang|dreosan|altdr�osan|xsOld English
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trans-top|weaken
Dutch: t|nl|afnemen, t-|nl|achteruitgaan, t|nl|afzwakken, t|nl|verzwakken
Finnish: t-|fi|heikentyä, t-|fi|heiketä
German: abnehmen, zurückgehen
Hebrew: t-|he|נ��ש|trnekhlásh|scHebr
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trans-top|inflect
Dutch: t+|nl|verbuigen
Finnish: t-|fi|taivuttaa
German: t+|de|deklinieren
Hebrew: t|he|����|trhiTáh|scHebr
Italian: t+|it|declinare
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trans-top|refuse
Dutch: t|nl|afwijzen, t+|nl|weigeren
Finnish: kieltäytyä
French: t+|fr|refuser
German: t+|de|ablehnen
Hebrew: t|he|���|trdakháh|scHebr, t-|he|ס�ר�|trsirév|scHebr
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Italian: t+|it|declinare
Portuguese: t|pt|recusar
Spanish: t+|es|rechazar
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ttbc|Catalan: declinar
ttbc|French: décliner
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ttbc|Interlingua: declinar
ttbc|Spanish: declinar
ttbc|Volapük: klemön
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Romanian

Verb
ro-verbform|declina|person3s|timepresent|tense=sub

1. (he/she) declines

Verb
ro-verbform|declina|person3p|timepresent|tense=sub

1. (they) #English|decline

de:decline
fa:decline
fr:decline
io:decline
id:decline
it:decline
hu:decline
simple:decline
fi:decline
te:decline
vi:decline
tr:decline
zh:decline

• 2007-12-17 16:37 - Tbot - added t for de

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