Collocations for "decline"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "decline" in context.
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decline
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [steady, rapid, gradual, steep, sharp] decline (in)
- a decline in [standards, quality, results]
- a decline in [her, the student's, their son's] grades
- a decline in the [stock market, economy, sector]
- a [sharp, sudden, steep] decline in [health, energy, appetite]
- a [sharp] decline in the [road, highway, trail]
- [concerned, alarmed, worried] by the [sharp] decline (in)
- caused a decline (in)
- the decline was caused by
- [prices, values, shares] are in decline
- [prices] are on the decline
- is still on the decline
- [stemmed, stopped, halted] the decline
- [tried, managed] to halt the decline (of)
- have [stabilized, leveled off] after the decline
- went into decline in his [seventies]
- her [hearing, sight, strength] is in decline
- the decline of the [Roman, British] Empire
- a decline of [ten percent, ten thousand units]
- the [number, rate] is declining
- declined [rapidly, over time, slowly]
- declined in popularity
- her health is [beginning, starting] to decline
- his eyesight is declining
- forced to decline the [offer, deal, invitation]
- declined his [offer]
- politely declined
- declined to [comment, take part, be interviewed, appear]
- his [application, request] was declined
'decline' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):