declined Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb grow worse
   worsen; decline.
   
   • Conditions in the slum worsened
2. verb refuse to accept
   decline; refuse; pass up; turn down; reject.
   
   • He refused my offer of hospitality
3. verb show unwillingness towards
   decline; refuse.
   
   • he declined to join the group on a hike
4. verb grow smaller
   decline; go down; wane.
   
   • Interest in the project waned
5. verb go down
   decline.
   
   • The roof declines here
6. verb go down in value
   decline; slump; correct.
   
   • the stock market corrected
   • prices slumped
7. verb inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
   decline.
   

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