"decline" meaning in Englisch

See decline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-decline.ogg Forms: the decline [singular], the declines [plural]
  1. Rückgang, Abnahme, Niedergang, Verfall
    Sense id: de-decline-en-noun-1WCVlZmV
  2. (körperlicher) Verfall, Nachlassen der Gesundheit
    Sense id: de-decline-en-noun-l9cFX9Bx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Rückgang, Abnahme, Niedergang, Verfall): Rückgang (Deutsch), Abnahme (Deutsch), Niedergang (Deutsch), Verfall (Deutsch)
Categories (other): Anagramm sortiert (Englisch), Englisch, Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch), Substantiv (Englisch), Siehe auch Synonyms: degeneracy, decay, decadence, wane, diminution, falling off, declension, declination, consumption, phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation, downfall, deterioration

Verb

Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present decline, he declines, she declines, it declines, simple past declined, present participle declining, past participle declined
  1. intransitiv
    Sense id: de-decline-en-verb-TUnwiOep
  2. verfallen, verblassen
    Sense id: de-decline-en-verb-CpLALvNm
  3. nachlassen, abnehmen, geringer werden
    Sense id: de-decline-en-verb-~QeTjP3i
  4. zurückgehen (Preise), sinken, fallen
    Sense id: de-decline-en-verb-cH0dAl71
  5. ablehnen
    Sense id: de-decline-en-verb-gZJ~6Jb8
  6. deklinieren
    Sense id: de-decline-en-verb-yH5duvN-
  7. transitives Verb
    Sense id: de-decline-en-verb-ypyBu0sm
  8. ablehnen, ausschlagen
    Sense id: de-decline-en-verb-UK3~8-wQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (ablehnen): ablehnen (Deutsch) Translations (ablehnen, ausschlagen): ablehnen (Deutsch), ausschlagen (Deutsch) Translations (deklinieren): deklinieren (Deutsch) Translations (nachlassen, abnehmen, geringer werden): nachlassen (Deutsch), abnehmen (Deutsch), geringer werden (Deutsch) Translations (verfallen, verblassen): verfallen (Deutsch), verblassen (Deutsch) Translations (zurückgehen (Preise), sinken, fallen): zurückgehen (Deutsch), sinken (Deutsch), fallen (Deutsch)
Categories (other): Anagramm sortiert (Englisch), Englisch, Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch), Verb (Englisch), Siehe auch Synonyms: lean downward, incline, slope, decay, sink, droop, languish, pine, fail, flag, become feeble, deteriorate, degenerate, depreciate, be impaired, decrease, lessen, diminish, wane, fade, ebb, dwindle, lapse, fall away, inflect, vary, refuse, reject, avoid

Inflected forms

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      "word": "fall away"
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    {
      "sense_index": "5",
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      "word": "refuse"
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      "word": "reject"
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      "sense": "zurückgehen (Preise), sinken, fallen",
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ablehnen",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "ablehnen"
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "deklinieren",
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    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "declination"
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      "word": "consumption"
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    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "marasmus"
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "atrophy"
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      "sense_index": "1",
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "downfall"
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Rückgang, Abnahme, Niedergang, Verfall",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Rückgang"
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      "sense": "Rückgang, Abnahme, Niedergang, Verfall",
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      "word": "Abnahme"
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      "sense": "Rückgang, Abnahme, Niedergang, Verfall",
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      "word": "Verfall"
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    {
      "word": "sink"
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    {
      "word": "languish"
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    {
      "word": "pine"
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    {
      "word": "fail"
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    {
      "word": "flag"
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    {
      "word": "become feeble"
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    {
      "word": "deteriorate"
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    {
      "word": "degenerate"
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    {
      "word": "depreciate"
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    {
      "word": "be impaired"
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    {
      "word": "decrease"
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    {
      "word": "lessen"
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    {
      "word": "diminish"
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    {
      "word": "wane"
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    {
      "word": "fade"
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    {
      "word": "ebb"
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    {
      "word": "dwindle"
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      "word": "lapse"
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    {
      "word": "fall away"
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      "word": "refuse"
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      "word": "reject"
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "verfallen, verblassen",
      "sense_index": "1",
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    {
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "nachlassen, abnehmen, geringer werden",
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      "word": "nachlassen"
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "nachlassen, abnehmen, geringer werden",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "abnehmen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "nachlassen, abnehmen, geringer werden",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "geringer werden"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preise"
      ],
      "sense": "zurückgehen (Preise), sinken, fallen",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "zurückgehen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "zurückgehen (Preise), sinken, fallen",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "sinken"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "zurückgehen (Preise), sinken, fallen",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "fallen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ablehnen",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "ablehnen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "deklinieren",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "deklinieren"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ablehnen, ausschlagen",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "ablehnen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ablehnen, ausschlagen",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "ausschlagen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decline"
}

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