Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
decline verb (GO DOWN)
/dɪˈklaɪn/ v
[I] to gradually become less, worse, or lower
His interest in the project declined after his wife died.
The party's popularity has declined in the opinion polls.
formal The land declines sharply away from the house.
(Definition of decline verb (GO DOWN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
