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{{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ catastrophic, considerable, dramatic, drastic, large, major, marked, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial▪ precipitous, sharp, steep▪ rapid, sudden▪ gentle, modest, slight▪ gradual, slow▪ continuing, progressive, steady, sustained▪
a steady decline in manufacturing
▪ general, long-term, overall▪ absolute, inevitable, inexorable, irreversible, terminal▪an industry in terminal decline
▪ economic, industrial, moral, political, urban▪the moral decline of the nation
▪ mental, physical▪ population, price▪ national▪ seasonal▪ age-relatedVERB + DECLINE▪ experience, fall into, go into, suffer▪The cloth trade went into gradual decline.
▪ cause, lead to▪The increased price of gold led to the decline of his business.
▪ arrest, halt, stem, stop▪We must halt this decline in standards.
▪ slow▪ prevent▪ reverse▪ offset▪ accelerate, hasten▪ see, witness▪We have seen a sharp decline in educational standards over recent years.
▪ lament▪They lament the decline of old-fashioned communities.
DECLINE + VERB▪ occur▪Most of the decline occurred in the 1990s.
▪ beginPREPOSITION▪ in decline▪The industry is still in decline.
▪ on the decline▪His career has been on the decline for some years now.
▪ decline in▪a steep decline in sales
▪ decline of▪the decline of small farming communities
PHRASES▪ the decline and fall of sth▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the decline and fall of a great civilization
verb1 become smaller/weakerADVERB▪ considerably, dramatically, drastically, markedly, sharply, significantly, steeply, substantially▪The economy has declined sharply in recent years.
▪ somewhat▪ a little, slightly, etc.▪ fast, quickly, rapidly▪The market for these products is declining fast.
▪ steadily▪ gradually, slowly▪ furtherPREPOSITION▪ by▪Profits declined by 6% this year.
▪ from, to▪The number of full-time staff has declined from 300 to just 50.
PHRASES▪ decline in importance, numbers, size, etc.▪This section of the market has slowly declined in importance.
2 refuseADVERB▪ politely, respectfullyDecline is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑asset, ↑attendance, ↑catch, ↑confidence, ↑consumption, ↑demand, ↑density, ↑economy, ↑employment, ↑enrolment, ↑fortune, ↑income, ↑index, ↑industry, ↑inequality, ↑investment, ↑market, ↑morale, ↑number, ↑percentage, ↑popularity, ↑population, ↑productivity, ↑profit, ↑proportion, ↑rate, ↑receipt, ↑return, ↑sale, ↑size, ↑standing, ↑stock, ↑strength, ↑tourism, ↑trade, ↑unemployment, ↑value, ↑yieldDecline is used with these nouns as the object: ↑comment, ↑invitation, ↑noun, ↑offer, ↑participation, ↑per cent, ↑point, ↑request
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Decline — De*cline , n. [F. d[ e]clin. See {Decline}, v. i.] 1. A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decline — is a change over time from previously efficient to inefficient organizational functioning, from previously rational to non rational organizational and individual decision making, from previously law abiding to law violating organizational and… … Wikipedia
Decline — De*cline , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Declining}.] [OE. declinen to bend down, lower, sink, decline (a noun), F. d[ e]cliner to decline, refuse, fr. L. declinare to turn aside, inflect (a part of speech), avoid; de + clinare … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decline — De*cline , v. t. 1. To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall. [1913 Webster] In melancholy deep, with head declined. Thomson. [1913 Webster] And now fair Phoebus gan decline in haste His weary wagon to the western… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decline — vb Decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn are comparable when they mean to turn away something or someone by not consenting to accept, receive, or consider it or him. Decline is the most courteous of these terms and is used chiefly in respect… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
decline — [n1] lessening abatement, backsliding, comedown, cropper*, decay, decrepitude, degeneracy, degeneration, descent, deterioration, devolution, diminution, dissolution, dive, downfall, downgrade, downturn, drop, dwindling, ebb, ebbing, enfeeblement … New thesaurus
decline — [dē klīn′, diklīn′] vi. declined, declining [ME declinen < OFr decliner, to bend, turn aside < L declinare, to bend from, inflect < de , from (see DE ) + clinare, to bend: see LEAN1] 1. to bend, turn, or slope downward or aside 2. a) … English World dictionary
decline — I noun abatement, act of crumbling, act of dwindling, act of falling away, act of lessening, act of losing ground, act of shrinking, act of slipping back, act of wasting away, act of weakening, act of worsening, atrophy, backward step, cheapening … Law dictionary
décliné — ⇒DÉCLINÉ, ÉE, part. passé et adj. I. Part. passé de décliner1. II. Adj. Qui s écarte d une direction donnée. A. [En parlant d un astre] Qui retombe après avoir atteint son point culminant. Les feux des soleils déclinés (RÉGNIER, Prem. poèmes,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
décliné — décliné, ée (dé kli né, née) part. passé. 1° Fléchi suivant les règles de la déclinaison. Un mot décliné. 2° Terme de procédure. Dont on n accepte pas la compétence. Cette juridiction déclinée par les parties. Par extension, refusé. Une… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
decline — ► 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… … English terms dictionary
