decline
decline is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, decline is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofdecline
- Downward movement, fall.
- A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
- A weakening.
- A reduction or diminution of activity.
- The act of declining or refusing something.
- To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
Example: "The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."
- To become weaker or worse.
Example: "My health declined in winter."
- To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
- To cause to decrease or diminish.
- To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
Example: "a line that declines from straightness"
- To refuse, forbear.
Example: "On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer."
- (grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.
- (by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.
- To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.
Example: "The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain."
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