decline
verb
uk
/dɪˈklaɪn/ us
/dɪˈklaɪn/decline verb (GO DOWN)
कमी होणे, उतरती कळा लागणे - हळूहळू कमी, वाईट होणे किंवा खाली जाणे
His interest in the project declined after his wife died.
त्याची पत्नी वारल्यावर त्याचा प्रकल्पातील उत्साह कमी झाला.
The party's popularity has declined in the opinion polls.
मत पाहणीमध्ये पक्षाच्या लोकप्रियतेला उतरती कळा लागल्याचे दिसले.
- The latest opinion poll shows that the president's popularity has declined.
- Profits have declined as a result of the recent drop in sales.
- The levels of trade union and political activism in this country have greatly declined in the past 15 years.
- Her popularity has declined since her triumphal return from exile two years ago.
- Their economy has expanded enormously, while ours, by/in contrast, has declined.
decline verb (REFUSE)
B2 [ I or T ] formal
to refuse
- When she was asked if she had any ambition to become prime minister, she respectfully declined to answer the question.
- A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash.
- The official declined to comment on the matter.
- Our application for a loan was declined by the bank.
- His request for early retirement was declined by his employers.
B2
घट - रक्कम, महत्त्व, दर्जा किंवा सामर्थ्य कमी होणे
industrial decline
औद्योगिक घट
a decline in the number of unemployed
बेरोजगारांच्या संख्येत घट
She seemed to be recovering and then she went into a decline.
- The country has been in a very poor economic state ever since the decline of its two major industries.
- My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society.
- The TV series will be axed owing to a decline in popularity.
- Orders for new ships are rising, after several years of steady decline.
- The new manager hoped to reverse the decline in the company's fortunes.
