decline

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

inflect for number, gender, case, etc., 'in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives'

Framework senses

Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →
§1
grow worse
§2
grow smaller
§3
show unwillingness towards
§4
inflect for number, gender, case, etc., 'in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives'
§5
go down in value
§6
go down
§7
refuse to accept
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
inflect for number, gender, case, etc., 'in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives'
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