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Moderatedecline
The correct spelling is decline.
How to pronounce decline
/dɪˈklaɪn/
nounIPA: /dɪˈklaɪn/
Say it like: Dec-lin-e
The correct spelling is decline. Downward movement, fall. For example: "The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."
Usage Examples
“The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.”
“My health declined in winter.”
“a line that declines from straightness”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Downward movement, fall.
- 2.A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
- 3.A weakening.
- 4.A reduction or diminution of activity.
- 5.The act of declining or refusing something.
verb
- 1.To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
- 2.To become weaker or worse.
- 3.To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
- 4.To cause to decrease or diminish.
- 5.To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
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