decline

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

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

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§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