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decline

verbid 6276·updated Jun 3, 2026
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inflect for number, gender, case, etc., 'in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives'

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Variants

synonym
dishonordropgo downrefusewane
pasttense
declined
presentparticiple
declining
thirdpersonsingular
declines
pastparticiple
declined

Framework definitions

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'
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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