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declined

/dɪˈklaɪnd/

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To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

Examples :

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

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To become weaker or worse.

Examples :

"My health declined in winter."

condition medicine age

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To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.

Examples :

"The wilting sunflower declined its heavy head towards the ground. "

action physiology

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To cause to decrease or diminish.

Examples :

"The student's test score declined after he stopped studying. "

amount business economy

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To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.

Examples :

"a line that declines from straightness"

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To refuse, forbear.

Examples :

"On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer."

attitude action communication

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(grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.

Examples :

"Our Latin teacher asked us to decline the noun "rosa" (rose) to demonstrate its different forms in singular and plural cases. "

grammar language linguistics

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(by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the student to decline the Latin noun "rosa" in front of the class. "

language grammar education

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To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.

Examples :

"The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain."