Decline

English Meaning

To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend.

1. To express polite refusal.
2. To slope downward; descend.
3. To bend downward; droop.
4. To degrade or lower oneself; condescend.
5. To deteriorate gradually; fail.
6. To sink, as the setting sun.
7. To draw to a gradual close; wane.
8. To refuse politely: I declined their offer of help. See Synonyms at refuse1.
9. To cause to slope or bend downward.
10. Grammar To inflect (a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective) for number and case.
11. The process or result of declining, especially a gradual deterioration.
12. A downward movement.
13. The period when something approaches an end.
14. A downward slope; a declivity.
15. A disease that gradually weakens or wastes the body.