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noun
- downward, Downward movement, fall.
- A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
- A weakening.
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Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, verzwakking, f), (t, nl, achteruitgang, m), (t, nl, verval, n), afname(nl)f
- German: Abnahme , Rí¼ckgang
verb (declin, es)
- (intransitive) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
- The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.
- (intransitive) To become weaker or worse.
- My health declined in winter.
- (context, transitive, grammar) To list the inflected forms of a noun, pronoun (and in some languages adjective) for case and number.
- (transitive) To refuse.
- On reflection I think I will your generous offer.
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, afwijzen), weigeren(nl)
- German: ablehnen(de)
- Italian: declinare(it)
- French: refuser(fr)
- Spanish: rechazar(es)
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