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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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Senses

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grow worse

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grow smaller

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show unwillingness towards

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go down in value

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go down

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refuse to accept

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Cognitive

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Variants

synonym
dishonordropgo downrefusewane
pasttense
declined
presentparticiple
declining
thirdpersonsingular
declines
pastparticiple
declined