Definition of Decline
Decline
De·cline
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To decrease or become weaker in amount, quality, or degree.
e.g. The company's sales will decline if they don't adapt to the market.
(noun)
physically or mentally wasting away or approaching an end;
e.g. She was in decline, and had been for weeks.
(verb)
to withhold consent or turn down;
e.g. She was known to politely decline drinks from strangers.
(verb)
to sink or slope downward;
e.g. The mountain had a steep decline that was hard to traverse.
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