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decline

/dɪˈklʌɪn/

US pronunciation

American sound/dɪˈklʌɪn/

dɪˈklʌɪn

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Short i vowel
Ending: Final e often stays silent

dɪ - ˈklʌɪn -> decline

Myanmar meaning

(v) ယဉ်ယဉ်ကျေးကျေး ငြင်းပယ်သည်၊ ငြင်းဆိုသည်။ လျော့ပါးသည်။ ကျဆင်းသည်။ အားပျော့သည်။ (n) ကျဆင်းမှု။

Full entry

decline /dÇ'klaÇn/ v

၁။ ယဉ်ယဉ်ကျေးကျေး ငြင်းပယ်သည်၊ ငြင်းဆိုသည်။
I invited her to join us, but she declined (my invitation). ❍ He declined to comment on the proposals.
၂။ လျော့ပါးသည်။ ကျဆင်းသည်။ အားပျော့သည်။ Her influence declined after she lost the election. ❍ a declining birth-rate ❍ declining sales ❍ He spent his declining years (ie those at the end of his life) in the country.
n ~ (in sth) ကျဆင်းမှု။
the decline of the Roman Empire ❍ a decline in population/prices/popularity ❍ Manufacturing output is in decline. ❍ The industry fell/went into (a) decline soon after the war. ❍ The number of robberies in the area is on the decline.

More examples

The number of people buying their own homes has declined.
In many cases living standards are declining.
[decline steadily/sharply/rapidly/dramatically] : Share prices declined sharply last week.
[decline an offer/invitation] : We asked her to the reception, but she declined the invitation.
They offered to fly him to Brussels, but he declined.
[decline to do something] : The minister declined to comment on the rumours.

Synonyms

refuse, turn down, reject, beg off, take a rain check, send regrets, beg to be excused, cry off, demur, abate, abatement, abjure, abstain, avoid, backslide, backsliding, balk, become less, bypass, cheapen, comedown, cropper, decay, declivity, decrease, decrepitude, degeneracy, degenerate, degeneration, deny, depreciate, depression, descend, descent, desist, deteriorate, deterioration, devolution, diminish, diminution, dip, disapprove, disimprove, disintegrate, dismiss, dissolution, dive, don't buy, downfall, downgrade, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, droop, drop, drop-off, dwindle, dwindling, ebb, ebbing, enfeeblement, eschew, fade, fail, failing, failure, fall, fall off, fall-off, falling off, falling-off, falloff, flag, flop, forbear, forgo, gainsay, go down, go downhill, go to pot, go to seed, go to the dogs, hill, hit the skids, incline, languish, lapse, lessen, lessening, lose value, loss, lower, lowering, nix, not accept, not hear of, not think of, on the skids, pass on, pass up, pine, pitch, position, pratfall, recede, recession, refrain, regression, relapse, renounce, reprobate, repudiate, retrograde, return, revert, rot, sag, say no, senility, set, settle, shrink, shy, sink, skids, slant, slide, slip, slope, slump, spurn, subside, turn thumbs down, wane, waning, weaken, weakening, wilt, worsen, worsening

Antonyms

accept, accomplishment, achievement, advance, agree, allow, approve, ascend, ascent, betterment, build, compliment, continue, develop, development, enhance, enlarge, even, expand, extend, flourish, go along, go up, grant, grow, growth, improve, improvement, increase, indulge, laud, level, perfection, praise, progress, raise, reach, rise, sanction, say yes, strength, strengthen, strengthening, success, upgrade, use, want, win

Cross references

refuse turn down reject beg off take a rain check send regrets beg to be excused cry off demur abate abatement abjure abstain avoid backslide backsliding balk become less bypass cheapen comedown cropper decay declivity decrease decrepitude degeneracy degenerate

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