declined
Syllables: de·clined/dɪˈklaɪnd/
declined is the simple past and past participle of decline.
Meaning of decline
Verb
decline (third-person singular simple present declines, present participle declining, simple past and past participle declined)
- To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
- The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.
- To become weaker or worse.
- My health declined in winter.
- To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
- in melancholy site, with head declineda. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC
- To cause to decrease or diminish.
- You have declin'd his means.1612–1613, Nathan Field, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Honest Mans Fortune”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647...
- To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
- a line that declines from straightness
- To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
- Could I decline this dreadful hour?1626, Philip Massinger, The Roman Actor
Adjective
declined (comparative more declined, superlative most declined)
- Directed obliquely.
Forms of declined
| comparative | more declined |
|---|---|
| superlative | most declined |
Phrases with declined
Words that rhyme with declined
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- rind
- signed
- unbind
- unkind
- unmind
- aligned
- chined
- combined
- defined
- designed
- Glynde
- hind
- inclined
- intertwined
- rebind
- spined
- to one's mind
- unassigned
- undersigned
- uninclined
- unlined
- upwind
- vined
- wynd
- amind
- animalkind
- assigned
- brined
- crined
- dined
- enshrined
- entwined
- fined
- humankind
- mined
- misaligned
- pined
- presence of mind
- re-signed
- realigned
- reassigned
- redefined
- redesigned
- remind
- resigned
- rined
- shined
- twined
Questions about declined
- What does declined mean?
- Declined means directed obliquely.
- What is declined the simple past and past participle of?
- Declined is the simple past and past participle of decline.
- What part of speech is declined?
- Declined is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce declined?
- Declined is pronounced /dɪˈklaɪnd/.
Words near declined in the dictionary
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