declined
/dɪˈklʌɪn/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈklʌɪn/
dɪˈklʌɪn
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Past ending sound
dɪ - ˈklʌɪn -> declined
Myanmar meaning
(v[pt]) ငြင်းဆိုခဲ့ (v[pp]) ငြင်းဆိုခဲ့ပြီး
Full entry
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
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