Word

decline, v.
(declined, declines, declining)
freq. cnt. 15

grow worse
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

decline worsen

sample sentences

"Conditions in the slum worsened"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
The stock market is going to %s
The business is going to %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

declension declination decline

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

hyponym

inflame sicken, come down deteriorate, devolve, drop, degenerate deprive, impoverish fail tumble slip, fall away, drop off, drop away suffer suffer, lose regress, retrograde, retrogress turn down

hypernym

turn, change state

show unwillingness towards
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 47 freq. cnt.: 4

decline refuse

sample sentences

"he declined to join the group on a hike"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

lexical pointers

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

spurn, reject, scorn, disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, turn down contract out regret repudiate disobey

refuse to accept
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

decline pass up refuse reject turn down

sample sentences

"He refused my offer of hospitality"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

spurn, reject, scorn, disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, turn down

hyponym

dishonor, dishonour bounce

grow smaller
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

decline go down wane

sample sentences

"Interest in the project waned"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

hyponym

dip wear on drop

inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
<verb.communication>

decline

sample sentences

"in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

declension declension

semantic pointers

hypernym

go down in value
<verb.motion>

correct decline slump

sample sentences

"the stock market corrected"
"prices slumped"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

fall, come down, descend, go down

go down
<verb.motion>

decline

sample sentences

"The roof declines here"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

declension declination decline

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym