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decline
What does decline mean?
decline (verb): grow worse.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce decline?
/dɪˈklaɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does decline come from?
From Middle English declinen, and ultimately Latin declīnō (“to bend, turn aside, deflect, inflect, decline”, from dē- (“down”) + clīnō (“to bend, to incline”)).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of decline?
Words related to decline
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “decline” mean?
to intend
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be seated
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grow worse
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to pursue
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return
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report
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happen
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worsen
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