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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000

decline
1 decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ verb
declines; declined; declining
1 decline
/dɪˈklaɪn/
verb
declines; declined; declining
Learner's definition of DECLINE
1 
[no object] : to become lower in amount or less in number减少；下降
2 
[no object] : to become worse in condition or quality恶化；衰退
3 
somewhat formal
a  [+ object] : to say that you will not or cannot do something拒绝
— usually followed by to + verb通常接动词不定式
b  : to say no to something in a polite way谢绝；婉言拒绝
[+ object]
[no object]
— opposite accept
4 
[+ object] grammar : to list the different forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective)使（名词、代词或形容词）变格；列出词形变化

— decliner

/dɪˈklaɪnɚ/ noun, plural decliners [count]

— declining

/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/ adjective
2 decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ noun
plural declines
2 decline
/dɪˈklaɪn/
noun
plural declines
Learner's definition of DECLINE
1 
: the process of becoming worse in condition or quality衰落；衰退
[noncount]
[count]
— usually singular通常用单数
2 
: a change to a lower number or amount减少；下降
[count]
[noncount]

on the decline

: becoming worse in condition or less in size, amount, number, etc. : declining恶化；减少；下降
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000

decline

1 of 2

verb

de·​cline di-ˈklīn How to pronounce decline (audio)
dē-
declined; declining

intransitive verb

1
: to become less in amount
The price of the stock declined.
2
: to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition
his health declined
Employee morale declined after the layoffs.
3
: to withhold consent
We invited him but he declined.
4
a
of a celestial body : to sink toward setting
the declining sun
b
: to draw toward a close : wane
the day declined
5
a
: to slope downward : descend
b
: to bend down : droop
… eyes … declining toward the ground … Henry Fielding
c
: to stoop (see stoop entry 1 sense 3b) to what is unworthy
… the direful shameful state Adam declined into … Edward Taylor
6
archaic : to turn from a straight course : stray

transitive verb

1
a
: to refuse especially courteously
decline an invitation
declined to give her name to the reporter
b
: to refuse to undertake, undergo, engage in, or comply with
decline battle
2
grammar : to give in prescribed order the grammatical forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective)
decline the Latin adjective "brevis"
3
: to cause to bend or bow downward
… the clover … declines its blooms. W. C. Bryant
4
obsolete
a
: avert
… evasions are sought to decline the pressure of resistless arguments … Samuel Johnson
b
: avoid
… sinners … despairing to decline their fate … Thomas Ken
declinable
di-ˈklī-nə-bəl How to pronounce decline (audio)
adjective
decliner
di-ˈklī-nər How to pronounce decline (audio)
noun

decline

2 of 2

noun

de·​cline di-ˈklīn How to pronounce decline (audio)
dē-,
also
ˈdē-ˌklīn How to pronounce decline (audio)
1
: the process of declining:
a period of economic decline
a decline in the local bird population
a
: a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away
experiencing a mental decline
b
: a change to a lower state or level
the decline of the aristocracy
2
: the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end
an empire in decline
3
: a downward slope
built on a slight decline
4
: a wasting disease
especially : pulmonary tuberculosis

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for decline

Verb

decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering.

decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations.

declined his party's nomination

refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for.

refused to lend them the money

reject implies a peremptory refusal by sending away or discarding.

rejected the manuscript as unpublishable

repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance.

teenagers who repudiate the values of their parents

spurn stresses contempt or disdain in rejection or repudiation.

spurned his overtures of friendship

Noun

deterioration, degeneration, decadence, decline mean the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality.

deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness.

the deterioration of the house through neglect

degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression.

the degeneration of their youthful idealism into cynicism

decadence presupposes a reaching and passing the peak of development and implies a turn downward with a consequent loss in vitality or energy.

cited love of luxury as a sign of cultural decadence

decline differs from decadence in suggesting a more markedly downward direction and greater momentum as well as more obvious evidence of deterioration.

the meteoric decline of his career after the scandal

Example Sentences

Verb The construction of new houses declined five percent this year. The animal's numbers are declining rapidly. My grandmother's health has been declining since she broke her hip. The civilization began to decline around 1000 B.C. The company declined comment on the scandal. He changed his mind and declined the company's offer. I invited him, but he declined. Noun a period of economic decline He says that American industry is in a state of decline. The town fell into decline after the factory closed down. The economy experienced a decline of two million jobs. We saw a sharp decline in sales this month. Declines led advances at the end of the trading day. There was some decline in stock prices at the end of the trading session. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Arthur Less, the protagonist of Andrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer-winning 2017 novel Less, cobbled together an around-the-world tour as an excuse to decline an invitation to the wedding of an ex-boyfriend. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 Other data from companies like Apartment List, which tracks prices of new apartments and leases, suggests that rental price inflation is starting to decline. Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022 Other data from companies like Apartment List, which tracks prices of new apartments and leases, suggests that rental price inflation is starting to decline. Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 Our agave plant has a tall flower stalk that is starting to decline. Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 My daughters decided on their own to decline the invitation. Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 My daughters decided on their own to decline the invitation. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 My daughters decided on their own to decline the invitation. Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 An insurer, however, is free to decline to renew your policy but only after giving you at least 45 days’ notice prior to expiration. Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022
Noun
Aging monkeys experience cognitive, physical and sensory decline as well as a variety of illnesses, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, much like aging people. Agnès Lacreuse, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2022 Imagine if this anonymous staffer were given an op-ed in the New York Times to claim that a cadre of old-time Democrats were shocked by Biden’s cognitive decline and resisting his directives. Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2022 There was good news as well: The study found almost no cognitive decline in dogs below the age of 10. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 The condition can also cause cognitive decline over time. Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 20 Aug. 2022 Other researchers have also reported amyloid in the retinas of people whose PET scans show amyloid plaques but who do not show signs of cognitive decline. Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 Even though hearing loss can lead to depression, cognitive decline, and social isolation. Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Health experts say that untreated hearing loss can contribute to cognitive decline and depression in older people. Christina Jewett, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Over that time period, people who continually worked low wage jobs toward the end of their life suffered one more year of cognitive decline than those who did not work low wage jobs. Christine Mui, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French decliner, from Latin declinare to turn aside, inflect, from de- + clinare to incline — more at lean

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 6

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of decline was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing decline
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DECLINE | DECLINE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤catastrophic, considerable, dramatic, drastic, large, major, marked, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial災難性衰退；大幅減少；急劇下降；大規模衰退；顯著下降；嚴重的滑坡；相當規模的下降；巨大的衰退➤precipitous, sharp, steep急劇下降➤rapid, sudden快速／突然下降▸➤gentle, modest, slight溫和下降；適度的下降；輕微下跌➤gradual, slow逐漸／緩慢下降▸➤continuing, progressive, steady, sustained持續的衰退；逐漸的下降；穩步的下降◇a steady decline in manufacturing製造業的持續衰退➤general, long-term, overall總體／長期／全面衰退▸➤absolute, inevitable, inexorable, irreversible, terminal絕對的衰退；不可避免的下跌；無法改變的衰敗；不可逆轉的衰退；無可挽回的衰敗◇an industry in terminal decline一蹶不振的工業➤economic, industrial, moral, political, urban經濟哀退；工業衰退；道德淪喪；政治衰退；城市衰落◇the moral decline of the nation這個民族的道德淪喪➤mental, physical智力／體力下降➤population, price人口減少；價格下降▸➤national民族衰落➤seasonal季節性下降➤age-related與年齡相關的下降VERB + DECLINE➤experience, fall into, go into, suffer經歷衰落；陷入衰落；開始衰敗；衰落◇The cloth trade went into gradual decline.布匹貿易逐漸衰落。➤cause, lead to引起衰退；導致衰退◇The increased price of gold led to the decline of his business.黃金價格上漲導致他的生意下滑。➤arrest, halt, stem, stop阻止衰退；止住下滑◇We must halt this decline in standards.我們一定要阻止水準的下滑。➤slow減緩下滑▸➤prevent預防下滑▸➤reverse扭轉下挫➤offset抵消下滑▸➤accelerate, hasten加速下滑▸➤see, witness見證下滑◇We have seen a sharp decline in educational standards over recent years.近年我們目睹了教育水平的急劇下滑。➤lament哀歎衰落◇They lament the decline of old-fashioned communities.他們哀歎老式社區的衰落。DECLINE + VERB➤occur衰退發生◇Most of the decline occurred in the 1990s.大多數衰退發生在 20 世紀 90 年代。➤begin衰退開始PREPOSITION➤in decline在下降◇The industry is still in decline.該產業仍在走下坡路。➤on the decline在衰退中◇His career has been on the decline for some years now.他事業下滑已經有些年頭了。➤decline in在⋯方面的下降◇a steep decline in sales銷售額的陡降➤decline of⋯的衰退◇the decline of small farming communities小農業社區的衰退PHRASES➤the decline and fall of sth⋯的衰退◇the decline and fall of a great civilization偉大文明的衰落
decline

verb¹

 1become smaller/weaker縮小；減弱ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤considerably, dramatically, drastically, markedly, sharply, significantly, steeply, substantially大幅下降；驟降；急劇減少；明顯衰退◇The economy has declined sharply in recent years.近幾年經濟急劇下滑。➤somewhat有所下滑▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有減少▸➤fast, quickly, rapidly快速下降；迅速衰退◇The market for these products is declining fast.這些產品的市場正在迅速萎縮。➤steadily穩步下降▸➤gradually, slowly逐漸下降；緩慢下滑▸➤further進一步下降PREPOSITION➤by減少⋯◇Profits declined by 6% this year.今年利潤減少了 6%。➤from, to從⋯下降；下降到⋯◇The number of full-time staff has declined from 300 to just 50.全職員工的數量從 300 人下降到區區 50 人。PHRASES➤decline in importance, numbers, size, etc.重要性、數量、規模等下降◇This section of the market has slowly declined in importance.這部份市場的重要性已慢慢下降。
decline

verb²

 2refuse拒絕下降ADVERB➤politely, respectfully客氣地／禮貌地拒絕

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