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Conjugation decline conjugation
How do you conjugate decline?
decline · verb
Present I decline
Positive I decline
Singular
1st person I decline
2nd person you decline
3rd person he/she/it declines
Plural
1st person we decline
2nd person you decline
3rd person they decline
Negative I don't decline
Singular
1st person I don't decline I do not decline
2nd person you don't decline you do not decline
3rd person he/she/it doesn't decline he/she/it does not decline
Plural
1st person we don't decline we do not decline
2nd person you don't decline you do not decline
3rd person they don't decline they do not decline
Question do I decline?
Singular
1st person do I decline?
2nd person do you decline?
3rd person does he/she/it decline?
Plural
1st person do we decline?
2nd person do you decline?
3rd person do they decline?
Negative question don't I decline?
Singular
1st person don't I decline? do I not decline?
2nd person don't you decline? do you not decline?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it decline? does he/she/it not decline?
Plural
1st person don't we decline? do we not decline?
2nd person don't you decline? do you not decline?
3rd person don't they decline? do they not decline?
Past I declined
Positive I declined
Singular
1st person I declined
2nd person you declined
3rd person he/she/it declined
Plural
1st person we declined
2nd person you declined
3rd person they declined
Negative I didn't decline
Singular
1st person I didn't decline I did not decline
2nd person you didn't decline you did not decline
3rd person he/she/it didn't decline he/she/it did not decline
Plural
1st person we didn't decline we did not decline
2nd person you didn't decline you did not decline
3rd person they didn't decline they did not decline
Question did I decline?
Singular
1st person did I decline?
2nd person did you decline?
3rd person did he/she/it decline?
Plural
1st person did we decline?
2nd person did you decline?
3rd person did they decline?
Negative question didn't I decline?
Singular
1st person didn't I decline? did I not decline?
2nd person didn't you decline? did you not decline?
3rd person didn't he/she/it decline? did he/she/it not decline?
Plural
1st person didn't we decline? did we not decline?
2nd person didn't you decline? did you not decline?
3rd person didn't they decline? did they not decline?
Future I'll decline
Positive I'll decline
Singular
1st person I'll decline I will decline
2nd person you'll decline you will decline
3rd person he/she/it'll decline he/she/it will decline
Plural
1st person we'll decline we will decline
2nd person you'll decline you will decline
3rd person they'll decline they will decline
Negative I won't decline
Singular
1st person I won't decline I will not decline
2nd person you won't decline you will not decline
3rd person he/she/it won't decline he/she/it will not decline
Plural
1st person we won't decline we will not decline
2nd person you won't decline you will not decline
3rd person they won't decline they will not decline
Question will I decline?
Singular
1st person will I decline?
2nd person will you decline?
3rd person will he/she/it decline?
Plural
1st person will we decline?
2nd person will you decline?
3rd person will they decline?
Negative question won't I decline?
Singular
1st person won't I decline? will I not decline?
2nd person won't you decline? will you not decline?
3rd person won't he/she/it decline? will he/she/it not decline?
Plural
1st person won't we decline? will we not decline?
2nd person won't you decline? will you not decline?
3rd person won't they decline? will they not decline?
Conditional I'd decline
Positive I'd decline
Singular
1st person I'd decline I would decline
2nd person you'd decline you would decline
3rd person he/she/it'd decline he/she/it would decline
Plural
1st person we'd decline we would decline
2nd person you'd decline you would decline
3rd person they'd decline they would decline
Negative I wouldn't decline
Singular
1st person I wouldn't decline I would not decline
2nd person you wouldn't decline you would not decline
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't decline he/she/it would not decline
Plural
1st person we wouldn't decline we would not decline
2nd person you wouldn't decline you would not decline
3rd person they wouldn't decline they would not decline
Question would I decline?
Singular
1st person would I decline?
2nd person would you decline?
3rd person would he/she/it decline?
Plural
1st person would we decline?
2nd person would you decline?
3rd person would they decline?
Negative question wouldn't I decline?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I decline? would I not decline?
2nd person wouldn't you decline? would you not decline?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it decline? would he/she/it not decline?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we decline? would we not decline?
2nd person wouldn't you decline? would you not decline?
3rd person wouldn't they decline? would they not decline?
Present continuous I'm declining
Positive I'm declining
Singular
1st person I'm declining I am declining
2nd person you're declining you are declining
3rd person he/she/it's declining he/she/it is declining
Plural
1st person we're declining we are declining
2nd person you're declining you are declining
3rd person they're declining they are declining
Negative I'm not declining
Singular
1st person I'm not declining I am not declining
2nd person you aren't declining you're not declining you are not declining
3rd person he/she/it isn't declining he/she/it's not declining he/she/it is not declining
Plural
1st person we aren't declining we're not declining we are not declining
2nd person you aren't declining you're not declining you are not declining
3rd person they aren't declining they're not declining they are not declining
Question am I declining?
Singular
1st person am I declining?
2nd person are you declining?
3rd person is he/she/it declining?
Plural
1st person are we declining?
2nd person are you declining?
3rd person are they declining?
Negative question aren't I declining?
Singular
1st person aren't I declining? am I not declining?
2nd person aren't you declining? are you not declining?
3rd person isn't he/she/it declining? is he/she/it not declining?
Plural
1st person aren't we declining? are we not declining?
2nd person aren't you declining? are you not declining?
3rd person aren't they declining? are they not declining?
Past continuous I was declining
Positive I was declining
Singular
1st person I was declining
2nd person you were declining
3rd person he/she/it was declining
Plural
1st person we were declining
2nd person you were declining
3rd person they were declining
Negative I wasn't declining
Singular
1st person I wasn't declining I was not declining
2nd person you weren't declining you were not declining
3rd person he/she/it wasn't declining he/she/it was not declining
Plural
1st person we weren't declining we were not declining
2nd person you weren't declining you were not declining
3rd person they weren't declining they were not declining
Question was I declining?
Singular
1st person was I declining?
2nd person were you declining?
3rd person was he/she/it declining?
Plural
1st person were we declining?
2nd person were you declining?
3rd person were they declining?
Negative question wasn't I declining?
Singular
1st person wasn't I declining? was I not declining?
2nd person weren't you declining? were you not declining?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it declining? was he/she/it not declining?
Plural
1st person weren't we declining? were we not declining?
2nd person weren't you declining? were you not declining?
3rd person weren't they declining? were they not declining?
Future continuous I'll be declining
Positive I'll be declining
Singular
1st person I'll be declining I will be declining
2nd person you'll be declining you will be declining
3rd person he/she/it'll be declining he/she/it will be declining
Plural
1st person we'll be declining we will be declining
2nd person you'll be declining you will be declining
3rd person they'll be declining they will be declining
Negative I won't be declining
Singular
1st person I won't be declining I will not be declining
2nd person you won't be declining you will not be declining
3rd person he/she/it won't be declining he/she/it will not be declining
Plural
1st person we won't be declining we will not be declining
2nd person you won't be declining you will not be declining
3rd person they won't be declining they will not be declining
Question will I be declining?
Singular
1st person will I be declining?
2nd person will you be declining?
3rd person will he/she/it be declining?
Plural
1st person will we be declining?
2nd person will you be declining?
3rd person will they be declining?
Negative question won't I be declining?
Singular
1st person won't I be declining? will I not be declining?
2nd person won't you be declining? will you not be declining?
3rd person won't he/she/it be declining? will he/she/it not be declining?
Plural
1st person won't we be declining? will we not be declining?
2nd person won't you be declining? will you not be declining?
3rd person won't they be declining? will they not be declining?
Conditional continuous I'd be declining
Positive I'd be declining
Singular
1st person I'd be declining I would be declining
2nd person you'd be declining you would be declining
3rd person he/she/it'd be declining he/she/it would be declining
Plural
1st person we'd be declining we would be declining
2nd person you'd be declining you would be declining
3rd person they'd be declining they would be declining
Negative I wouldn't be declining
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be declining I would not be declining
2nd person you wouldn't be declining you would not be declining
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be declining he/she/it would not be declining
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be declining we would not be declining
2nd person you wouldn't be declining you would not be declining
3rd person they wouldn't be declining they would not be declining
Question would I be declining?
Singular
1st person would I be declining?
2nd person would you be declining?
3rd person would he/she/it be declining?
Plural
1st person would we be declining?
2nd person would you be declining?
3rd person would they be declining?
Negative question wouldn't I be declining?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be declining? would I not be declining?
2nd person wouldn't you be declining? would you not be declining?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be declining? would he/she/it not be declining?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be declining? would we not be declining?
2nd person wouldn't you be declining? would you not be declining?
3rd person wouldn't they be declining? would they not be declining?
Present perfect I've declined
Positive I've declined
Singular
1st person I've declined I have declined
2nd person you've declined you have declined
3rd person he/she/it's declined he/she/it has declined
Plural
1st person we've declined we have declined
2nd person you've declined you have declined
3rd person they've declined they have declined
Negative I haven't declined
Singular
1st person I haven't declined I have not declined
2nd person you haven't declined you have not declined
3rd person he/she/it hasn't declined he/she/it has not declined
Plural
1st person we haven't declined we have not declined
2nd person you haven't declined you have not declined
3rd person they haven't declined they have not declined
Question have I declined?
Singular
1st person have I declined?
2nd person have you declined?
3rd person has he/she/it declined?
Plural
1st person have we declined?
2nd person have you declined?
3rd person have they declined?
Negative question haven't I declined?
Singular
1st person haven't I declined? have I not declined?
2nd person haven't you declined? have you not declined?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it declined? has he/she/it not declined?
Plural
1st person haven't we declined? have we not declined?
2nd person haven't you declined? have you not declined?
3rd person haven't they declined? have they not declined?
Past perfect I had declined
Positive I had declined
Singular
1st person I had declined
2nd person you had declined
3rd person he/she/it had declined
Plural
1st person we had declined
2nd person you had declined
3rd person they had declined
Negative I hadn't declined
Singular
1st person I hadn't declined I had not declined
2nd person you hadn't declined you had not declined
3rd person he/she/it hadn't declined he/she/it had not declined
Plural
1st person we hadn't declined we had not declined
2nd person you hadn't declined you had not declined
3rd person they hadn't declined they had not declined
Question had I declined?
Singular
1st person had I declined?
2nd person had you declined?
3rd person had he/she/it declined?
Plural
1st person had we declined?
2nd person had you declined?
3rd person had they declined?
Negative question hadn't I declined?
Singular
1st person hadn't I declined? had I not declined?
2nd person hadn't you declined? had you not declined?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it declined? had he/she/it not declined?
Plural
1st person hadn't we declined? had we not declined?
2nd person hadn't you declined? had you not declined?
3rd person hadn't they declined? had they not declined?
Future perfect I'll have declined
Positive I'll have declined
Singular
1st person I'll have declined I will have declined
2nd person you'll have declined you will have declined
3rd person he/she/it'll have declined he/she/it will have declined
Plural
1st person we'll have declined we will have declined
2nd person you'll have declined you will have declined
3rd person they'll have declined they will have declined
Negative I won't have declined
Singular
1st person I won't have declined I will not have declined
2nd person you won't have declined you will not have declined
3rd person he/she/it won't have declined he/she/it will not have declined
Plural
1st person we won't have declined we will not have declined
2nd person you won't have declined you will not have declined
3rd person they won't have declined they will not have declined
Question +'ll I have declined?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have declined? will I have declined?
2nd person +'ll you have declined? will you have declined?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have declined? will he/she/it have declined?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have declined? will we have declined?
2nd person +'ll you have declined? will you have declined?
3rd person +'ll they have declined? will they have declined?
Negative question won't I have declined?
Singular
1st person won't I have declined? will I not have declined?
2nd person won't you have declined? will you not have declined?
3rd person won't he/she/it have declined? will he/she/it not have declined?
Plural
1st person won't we have declined? will we not have declined?
2nd person won't you have declined? will you not have declined?
3rd person won't they have declined? will they not have declined?
Conditional perfect I'd have declined
Positive I'd have declined
Singular
1st person I'd have declined I would have declined
2nd person you'd have declined you would have declined
3rd person he/she/it'd have declined he/she/it would have declined
Plural
1st person we'd have declined we would have declined
2nd person you'd have declined you would have declined
3rd person they'd have declined they would have declined
Negative I wouldn't have declined
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have declined I would not have declined
2nd person you wouldn't have declined you would not have declined
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have declined he/she/it would not have declined
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have declined we would not have declined
2nd person you wouldn't have declined you would not have declined
3rd person they wouldn't have declined they would not have declined
Question would I have declined?
Singular
1st person would I have declined?
2nd person would you have declined?
3rd person would he/she/it have declined?
Plural
1st person would we have declined?
2nd person would you have declined?
3rd person would they have declined?
Negative question wouldn't I have declined?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have declined? would I not have declined?
2nd person wouldn't you have declined? would you not have declined?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have declined? would he/she/it not have declined?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have declined? would we not have declined?
2nd person wouldn't you have declined? would you not have declined?
3rd person wouldn't they have declined? would they not have declined?
Imperative decline!
Positive
you decline!
we let's decline!
Negative
you don't decline!
we let's not decline!
Examples decline examples
How do I use decline in a sentence?
Simple sentences
There was a rapid decline in stock prices.
All of us want prices to decline.
Although 475AD is the year that shows the 'decline' of the Roman Empire, it is not the year of its 'fall'.
Nobody anticipated such a sharp decline in interest rates.
The decline can be traced to the 1950s.
I had to decline the invitation because I was ill.
He had the courage to decline the offer.
The decline is not so deep after seasonal adjustment.
I had to decline his offer.
We all want prices to decline.
She tried to persuade him not to decline the offer.
Unfortunately I must decline your invitation.
It is very impolite of him to decline their invitation.
An increase in customer complaints could signal a decline in business.
If we decline, what are the alternatives?
His health has begun to decline now.
I think it natural for her to decline his offer.
He gathered the courage to decline the offer.
Unfortunately, I must decline the offer.
It is very impolite of you to decline their invitation.
Unbelievable cultural decline, stupendous ignorance, idealistic rubbish, and obscurantism find their strongest support among American reactionaries.
His health has begun to decline.
The weather is going to decline until the weekend.
Movie subtitles
Within a century of their construction, the decline of the East and the rise of the West had begun.
I respectfully decline this feeling.
I located the empty jar on the shelf behind The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
My father was. Ever hear of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire?
How foolish. Jujitsu is on the decline because of men like you.
Thank you, but I must decline.
And what will happen if I decline the honor of complying with these requests?
I decline to believe that you are on such an exalted spiritual plane.
So, while thanking you for the honour that you've done me, I must decline your offer because I have other arrangements which make it impossible for me to accept it.
I regret that we must decline your offer, sir.
We're facing an alarming situation if the price of beef continues to decline.
Is it true the opera is on the decline in Central Europe?
I respectfully decline your recommendation, sir.
The decline of Rome!
Russian names decline, like in Latin.
Ever hear of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire?
We'd better decline.
Therefore, he most regrets to decline etc, etc, etc.
We expected you to decline.
I must decline your offer because I have other arrangements which make it impossible for me to accept it. Namely?
Sir, I decline to answer. respectfully.
Do you anticipate any decline now?
I'll decline for both of us.
So that Vandamm couldn't very well decline to take her along.
We cannot decline.
OH, BUT, SIR, I DECLINE TO GO.
The decline of the Dai family means suffering and despair for Liyan, but his sister feels no sense of disappointment.
He came to decline our engagement formally.
I think that i shall decline to answer on the grounds that it may tend to degrade or incriminate me.
That's why we went to such lengths to make her a fugitive from justice. So that Vandamm couldn't decline to take her along.
All the places in decline are the same. They're depressing.
Public opinion held my stock in a definite decline. In fact, it took a nosedive.
I appreciate your proposal regarding Miho, but I've decided to decline.
So many times I just could not decline.
News and current affairs
To be sure, fiscal deficits and emergency measures in advanced economies and some major developing countries have cushioned the sharp decline, substituting in part for missing consumers.
As America establishes itself in Iraq, Turkey's geopolitical military significance may decline.
Europe will join America in a downturn, reinforcing America's decline and setting in motion a global downward spiral.
This decline coincided with a rise in the surface temperature of the neighboring Indian Ocean, a hint that the decline in rainfall is in fact part of the longer-term process of man-made global warming.
Now we finally have a chance to break out of the downward spiral of economic decline.
Despite talk about American decline, the world is not prepared for a post-American era.
In healthy ecosystems, when prey numbers decline, predators become malnourished, and their numbers decline, too, giving their prey a chance to recover.
When our prey numbers decline, their economic value tends to increase, so fishing intensifies.
When coral populations decline in the aftermath of cyclones, diseases, and other disturbances, it is the herbivores that keep seaweed in check, and allow coral populations to recover.
Indeed, even German unemployment, which has been rising in cycles since 1970, will decline slightly in 2006, from 4.8 to 4.7 million.
Not only do the remarks of French leaders about recreating a multi-polar world arouse alarm, but recent public opinion polls show a decline in the popularity of the US among Europeans and a desire for more independent policies.
For example, two decades ago, the conventional wisdom was that the US was in decline.
The majority of citizens have experienced a decline in living standards in the last year, and there remains a perception that people have more opportunities outside their own countries.
The decline in remittances, however, cuts both ways.
But human predators are different. When our prey numbers decline, their economic value tends to increase, so fishing intensifies.
What risks do you see emerging should Russia's economy continue to decline, with Putin increasingly unable to reward his political base?
Yet some analysts now argue that the US is following in the footsteps of the United Kingdom, the last global hegemon to decline.
They point out that it may be rational for many countries to preserve this institutional framework, even if American power resources decline.
Yet many believe that America's current preponderance in power resources is hegemonic, and that it will decline, like that of Britain before it.
While the US has problems, it hardly fits the description of absolute decline in ancient Rome, and the analogy to British decline, however popular, is similarly misleading.
Despite these differences, Americans are prone to cycles of belief in decline.