declined Meaning & Definition
What Does Declined Mean?
As a verb, declined means simple past and past participle of decline. As an adjective, it means Directed obliquely.
Word Facts for Declined
| Part of speech | verb, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈklaɪnd/ |
| Comparative / superlative | more declined, most declined |
Declined Definition (Verb)
- simple past and past participle of decline
Declined as an Adjective
- Directed obliquely.
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Verb
- 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.
- To cause to decrease or diminish.
- To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
a line that declines from straightness
- To refuse, forbear.
On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer.
- (grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.
- (by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.
- To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.
The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain.
Synonyms of Declined
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Declined synonyms and antonyms →Declined in a Sentence
The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.
My health declined in winter.
a line that declines from straightness
On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer.
The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain.
Word Forms & Grammar
declined
declined (comparative more declined, superlative most declined)