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Definisjon av decline

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Noun
decline - change toward something smaller or lower
diminution
decrement, decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something
decline in quality, deterioration, worsening, declension process of changing to an inferior state
detumescence diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen
ebbing, wane, ebb the outward flow of the tide
erosion (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
loss the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
nosedive a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; "the stock took a nosedive"
sinking spell a temporary decline in health or value
decline - a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination
improvement, melioration the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
disuse, neglect the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
twilight the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
decline - a downward slope or bend
descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope
acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, upgrade, rise an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
incline, slope, side an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
downhill a ski race down a trail
decline - a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
decay
decrement, decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something

Verb
decline - grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
go down, wane
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
dip stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
wear on pass slowly (of time); "The day wore on"
drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
decline - go down; "The roof declines here"
drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
sink, dip descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
decline - inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
inflect change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
decline - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
slump, correct
descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
decline - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
worsen
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
inflame become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
sicken, come down get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
impoverish, deprive make poor
fail get worse; "Her health is declining"
tumble do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
drop away, fall away, drop off, slip fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
suffer feel pain or be in pain
lose, suffer fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
retrogress, regress, retrograde get worse or fall back to a previous condition
turn down make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
decline - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down
accept, have, take tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject express contempt about
dishonor, dishonour refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"
bounce hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
refuse
consent, go for, accept tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
react, respond undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject express contempt about
contract out refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use
regret express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
repudiate refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"
disobey refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
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Substantiv
decline - Downward movement, fall.
decline - A sloping downward, e. g. of a hill or road.
decline - A weakening.
decline - A reduction or diminution of activity.

Verb
decline - To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
decline - To become weaker or worse.
decline - To refuse, forbear.
decline - To list the inflected forms of a noun, pronoun and in some languages adjective for case and number.

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  • Decline is a change over time from previously efficient to inefficient organizational functioning, from previously rational to non-rational organizational and individual decision-making, from previously law-abiding to law violating organizational and individual behavior, from previously virtuous to iniquitous individual moral behavior. Note: The word decline should not be confused with the word obsolete. Decline refers to the degenerating of something whereas obsolete refers to the outdating of something or that it is no longer in use.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • decline
    To not want to do what is being asked.
  • decline
    The act of abating or the state of being abated.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) decline
  • Presens: decline / declines
  • Preteritum: declined
  • Perfektum: (have) declined

Substantiv

  • Entall: decline
  • Flertall: declines

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