decline به انگلیسی
From Longman Dictionary
de‧cline1 /dɪˈklaɪn/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun [singular, uncountable]
a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something
decline2 ●●○ W3 AWL verb
to decrease in quantity or importance
say no politely when someone invites you somewhere, offers you something, or wants you to do something
to become gradually worse in quality
if a noun, pronoun, or adjective declines, its form changes according to whether it is the subject, object etc of a sentence
if you decline a noun, pronoun, or adjective, you show the various forms that it can take
Example
We can expect a further decline in job vacancies
The reaction against Gothic continued despite its decline
He said the decline is partly because retailers have lifted prices for mobile phones after cutting them earlier in 1995
The bishop was invited to attend the opening ceremony, but he declined
A security officer at the factory, who declined to give his name, said he had seen two men leave the building
