Decline
11decline — ► VERB 1) become smaller, weaker, or less in quality or quantity. 2) politely refuse. 3) (especially of the sun) move downwards. 4) Grammar form (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) according to case, number, and gender. ► NOUN ▪ a gradual and… …
12decline — ▪ I. decline de‧cline 1 [dɪˈklaɪn] verb [intransitive] 1. COMMERCE if an industry or country declines, it becomes less profitable, productive, wealthy etc: • This type of business is a declining sector of the UK. 2 …
13decline — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ catastrophic, considerable, dramatic, drastic, large, major, marked, massive, serious, severe …
14decline */*/*/ — I UK [dɪˈklaɪn] / US verb Word forms decline : present tense I/you/we/they decline he/she/it declines present participle declining past tense declined past participle declined 1) [intransitive] to become less or worse The number of people buying… …
15decline — de|cline1 W2 [dıˈklaın] n [singular, U] a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something decline in ▪ There has been a decline in the size of families. decline of ▪ the decline of manufacturing rapid/sharp/steep/dramatic decline ▪… …
16decline — de|cline1 [ dı klaın ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to become less or worse: The number of people buying their own homes has declined. In many cases living standards are declining. decline steadily/sharply/rapidly/dramatically: Stock prices… …
17decline — 01. The [decline] in the New York stock market is due to the financial crisis in Asia. 02. The value of the yen on international markets has [declined] significantly over the past year. 03. He asked her to the dance, but she [declined] his… …
18decline — [[t]dɪkla͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ declines, declining, declined 1) VERB If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength. [V from/to/by amount] The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000... [V amount] Hourly output by… …
19decline — I n. 1) to go into, suffer a decline 2) a gradual; sharp; steady; steep decline 3) a decline in (a decline in trade) 4) on the decline II v. (E) she declined to address the delegates * * * [dɪ klaɪn] sharp steady …
20decline — 1 noun (singular, uncountable) a gradual decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something (+ in): a sharp decline in profits | economic/moral etc decline: Economic decline is often tangled up with political turmoil. | fall/go into… …
