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declining

Verb

∙ present participle of decline

Noun

∙ decline

decline

Noun

∙ Downward movement, fall.
∙ A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
∙ A weakening.
∙ A reduction or diminution of activity.

Verb

∙ To move downwards, to fall, to drop. intransitive
∙ To become weaker or worse. intransitive
∙ To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall. transitive
∙ To cause to decrease or diminish. transitive
∙ To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
∙ To refuse, forbear. transitive
∙ To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender. transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns
∙ To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun. by extension
∙ To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play. American football, Canadian football

BABYLON ENGLISH
declining adj.
decreasing, waning, weakening, dwindling
decline v.
refuse; go down, decrease; conjugate (Grammar)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
declining
declining
adj
1. becoming progressively lower; "steadily declining incomes"; "the down trend in the real estate market" [syn: down(a) ]

2. going from better to worse [syn: deteriorating, failing, regressing, retrograde, retrogressive]

3. growing weaker; "declining powers of body and mind"
4. drawing to an end; "his declining years" [syn: declining(a) ]

WORDNET 2.0
decline
Noun
1. change toward something smaller or lower
(synonym) diminution
(hypernym) decrease, decrement
(hyponym) deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
(derivation) go down, wane
2. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
(synonym) declination
(antonym) improvement, melioration
(hypernym) condition, status
(hyponym) neglect, disuse
(derivation) worsen
3. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
(synonym) decay
(hypernym) decrease, decrement
(hyponym) exponential decay, exponential return
4. a downward slope or bend
(synonym) descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope
(hypernym) slope, incline, side
(hyponym) downhill
Verb
1. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
(synonym) worsen
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) inflame
(derivation) declination
2. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
(synonym) refuse, reject, pass up, turn down
(hyponym) dishonor, dishonour
(verb-group) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
(derivation) declination, regrets
3. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
(synonym) refuse
(hypernym) react, respond
(hyponym) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
4. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
(synonym) go down, wane
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(hyponym) dip
(derivation) diminution
5. go down; "The roof declines here"
(hypernym) drop
(hyponym) dip, sink
(derivation) descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope
6. go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
(synonym) slump, correct
(hypernym) descend, fall, go down, come down
7. inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
(hypernym) inflect
(derivation) declension

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Decline
Decline involves change over time, for example:
from previously efficient to inefficient organizational functioningfrom previously rational to non-rational organizational and individual decision-makingfrom previously law-abiding to law-violating organizational and individual behaviorfrom previously virtuous to iniquitous individual moral behavior
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

declining

Verb

∙ present participle of decline

Noun

∙ decline

decline

Noun

∙ Downward movement, fall.
∙ A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
∙ A weakening.
∙ A reduction or diminution of activity.

Verb

∙ To move downwards, to fall, to drop. intransitive
∙ To become weaker or worse. intransitive
∙ To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall. transitive
∙ To cause to decrease or diminish. transitive
∙ To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
∙ To refuse, forbear. transitive
∙ To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender. transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns
∙ To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun. by extension
∙ To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play. American football, Canadian football

BABYLON ENGLISH
declining adj.
decreasing, waning, weakening, dwindling
decline v.
refuse; go down, decrease; conjugate (Grammar)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
declining
declining
adj
1. becoming progressively lower; "steadily declining incomes"; "the down trend in the real estate market" [syn: down(a) ]

2. going from better to worse [syn: deteriorating, failing, regressing, retrograde, retrogressive]

3. growing weaker; "declining powers of body and mind"
4. drawing to an end; "his declining years" [syn: declining(a) ]

WORDNET 2.0
decline
Noun
1. change toward something smaller or lower
(synonym) diminution
(hypernym) decrease, decrement
(hyponym) deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
(derivation) go down, wane
2. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
(synonym) declination
(antonym) improvement, melioration
(hypernym) condition, status
(hyponym) neglect, disuse
(derivation) worsen
3. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
(synonym) decay
(hypernym) decrease, decrement
(hyponym) exponential decay, exponential return
4. a downward slope or bend
(synonym) descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope
(hypernym) slope, incline, side
(hyponym) downhill
Verb
1. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
(synonym) worsen
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) inflame
(derivation) declination
2. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
(synonym) refuse, reject, pass up, turn down
(hyponym) dishonor, dishonour
(verb-group) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
(derivation) declination, regrets
3. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
(synonym) refuse
(hypernym) react, respond
(hyponym) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
4. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
(synonym) go down, wane
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(hyponym) dip
(derivation) diminution
5. go down; "The roof declines here"
(hypernym) drop
(hyponym) dip, sink
(derivation) descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope
6. go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
(synonym) slump, correct
(hypernym) descend, fall, go down, come down
7. inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
(hypernym) inflect
(derivation) declension

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Decline
Decline involves change over time, for example:
from previously efficient to inefficient organizational functioningfrom previously rational to non-rational organizational and individual decision-makingfrom previously law-abiding to law-violating organizational and individual behaviorfrom previously virtuous to iniquitous individual moral behavior
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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