DECLINES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a gradual decrease

Example: as of stored charge or current

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

change toward something smaller or lower

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a condition inferior to an earlier condition

Example: a gradual falling off from a better state

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a downward slope or bend

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

go down in value

Example: the stock market corrected; prices slumped

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

grow worse

Example: Conditions in the slum worsened

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

go down

Example: The roof declines here

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

refuse to accept

Example: He refused my offer of hospitality

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

grow smaller

Example: Interest in the project waned

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

show unwillingness towards

Example: he declined to join the group on a hike

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

Example: in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives