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declines

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /dɪˈklaɪn/
    • /dɪˈklaɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /dɪˈklaɪn/

Definition of declines word

  • noun declines Plural form of decline. 1
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Parts of speech for Declines

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Declines

declines popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for declines

verb declines

  • balks — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
  • refrains — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • shies — bashful; retiring.
  • decays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decay.
  • drops — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.

noun declines

  • comedowns — Plural form of comedown.
  • croppers — Plural form of cropper.
  • dive — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
  • flops — an act of flopping.
  • pratfalls — a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating.
All 18 Synonyms of declines

Antonyms for declines

verb declines

  • grants — Cary (Archibald Leach) 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
  • sanctions — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
  • uses — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • wants — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
  • advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc

noun declines

  • successes — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
  • accomplishments — Plural form of accomplishment.
  • achievements — Plural form of achievement.
  • ascents — Plural form of ascent.
All 12 Antonyms of declines

Top questions with declines

  • how to respond when someone declines your invitation?

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