Found 4 items, similar to Declining.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: decline menurun
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: decline kemunduran, membengkokkan, memiringkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: decline decline n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn: diminution] 2: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state [syn: declination] [ant: improvement] 3: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn: decay] 4: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope] [ant: ascent] v 1: grow worse; “Conditions in the slum worsened” [syn: worsen] [ant: better] 2: refuse to accept; “He refused my offer of hospitality” [syn: refuse, reject, pass up, turn down] [ant: accept] 3: show unwillingness towards; “he declined to join the group on a hike” [syn: refuse] [ant: accept] 4: grow smaller; “Interest in the project waned” [syn: go down, wane] 5: go down; “The roof declines here” 6: go down in value; “the stock market corrected”; “prices slumped” [syn: slump, correct] 7: inflect for number, gender, case, etc., “in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Declining Decline \De*cline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Declined; p. pr. & vb. n. Declining.] [OE. declinen to bend down, lower, sink, decline (a noun), F. d['e]cliner to decline, refuse, fr. L. declinare to turn aside, inflect (a part of speech), avoid; de- + clinare to incline; akin to E. lean. See Lean, v. i.] 1. To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend. “With declining head.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] He . . . would decline even to the lowest of his family. --Lady Hutchinson. [1913 Webster] Disdaining to decline, Slowly he falls, amidst triumphant cries. --Byron. [1913 Webster] The ground at length became broken and declined rapidly. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen; as, the day declines; virtue declines; religion declines; business declines. [1913 Webster] That empire must decline Whose chief support and sinews are of coin. --Waller. [1913 Webster] And presume to know . . . Who thrives, and who declines. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw; as, a line that declines from straightness; conduct that declines from sound morals. [1913 Webster] Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix. 157. [1913 Webster] 4. To turn away; to shun; to refuse; -- the opposite of accept or consent; as, he declined, upon principle. [1913 Webster]