decline
di klahyn
- n change toward something smaller or lower
- n a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- n a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- n a downward slope or bend
- v grow worse
- v refuse to accept
- v show unwillingness towards
he declined to join the group on a hike - v grow smaller
- v go down
The roof declines here - v go down in value
- v inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
- The decline had already prompted a number of moves by Harvard in recent months, including the elimination of 275 staff jobs and a freeze on salaries.
- I've updated my wildly popular chart of the decline in payroll employment with the nasty new numbers that the Bureau of Labor Statistics released this morning.
- Cultural decline is a more difficult failing to assess and address.