Decline

Definition

decline /dÇ'klaÇn/ v ၁။ ယဥ္ယဥ္ေက်းေက်း ျငင္းပယ္သည္၊ ျငင္းဆိုသည္။ I invited her to join us, but she declined (my invitation). ❍ He declined to comment on the proposals. ၂။ ေလ်ာ့ပါးသည္။ က်ဆင္းသည္။ အားေပ်ာ့သည္။ 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) က်ဆင္းမႈ။ 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.

Examples

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