Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - decline
Decline
decline
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. deteriorate; lose strength or vigour; decrease. 2 a tr. reply with formal courtesy that one will not accept (an invitation, honour, etc.). b tr. refuse, esp. formally and courteously (declined to be made use of; declined doing anything). c tr. turn away from (a challenge, battle, discussion, etc.). d intr. give or send a refusal. 3 intr. slope downwards. 4 intr. bend down, droop. 5 tr. Gram. state the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to cases, number, and gender. 6 intr. (of a day, life, etc.) draw to a close. 7 intr. decrease in price etc. 8 tr. bend down. --n. 1 gradual loss of vigour or excellence (on the decline). 2 decay, deterioration. 3 setting; the last part of the course (of the sun, of life, etc.). 4 a fall in price. 5 archaic tuberculosis or a similar wasting disease. Phrases and idioms declining years old age. Derivatives declinable adj. decliner n. Etymology: ME f. OF decliner f. L declinare (as DE-, clinare bend)
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I. verb (~d; declining) see: lean Date: 14th century intransitive verb to turn from a straight course ; stray, 2. to slope downward ; descend, to bend down ; droop, to stoop to what is unworthy, 3. to sink toward setting, to draw toward a close ; wane , to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition , to withhold consent, to become less in amount , transitive verb to give in prescribed order the grammatical forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective), 2. obsolete avert, avoid, to cause to bend or bow downward, 4. to refuse to undertake, undergo, engage in, or comply with , to refuse especially courteously , declinable adjective ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 14th century the process of declining:, a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away, a change to a lower state or level , the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end , a downward slope, a wasting disease, see: deterioration ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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