Definition of Decline
Decline
de·cline


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to become less in amount or to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition;

e.g. The Han Dynasty slowly declined into many fractured and warring states from a once great empire.

(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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