2. Verb. (third-person singular of decline) ¹
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Definition of Declines
1. decline [v] - See also: decline
Lexicographical Neighbors of Declines
Literary usage of Declines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV., King by Charles Greville (1903)
"... the Foreign Office—Lord Clarendon declines to take Office—Lord Clarendon's
Interview/ with the Queen—Mr. Cobden declines to take Office—The Armistice of ..."
2. Modern Egypt by Evelyn Baring Cromer (1908)
"... the Freycinet Ministry—France declines to co-operate—Negotiations with
Italy—Italy declines to co-operate —Negotiations with Turkey—Tel-el-Kebir—General ..."
3. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... in Congress chosen—Factions—Jefferson declines, but is chosen—Again declines—
His Double Reasons — Leaves Congress—Appointed a Commissioner to France- ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1794)
"Mr. G. declines repeating what has been fo ... Nobility declines, but the nobles
aie more intelligent than in the reft of Italy j the execution of criminal ..."
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