ENGLISH: decline - CREOLE: bese
Overview of noun decline
The noun decline has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) decline, diminution -- (change toward something smaller or lower)
2. (2) decline, declination -- (a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state)
3. (1) decay, decline -- (a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current)
4. descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope -- (a downward slope or bend)
Overview of verb decline
The verb decline has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) worsen, decline -- (grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened")
2. (4) refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline -- (refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality")
3. (4) refuse, decline -- (show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike")
4. (2) decline, go down, wane -- (grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned")
5. decline -- (go down; "The roof declines here")
6. decline, slump, correct -- (go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped")
7. decline -- (inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives")
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