to decline
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3.4
- verb
- /dɪˈklaɪn/
:
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- She decided to decline the job offer after careful consideration.
- decline to participate
- decline the invitation
- decline participation
I don't regret that and I would decline all of them again.
- I don't regret that and I would decline all of them again.
- The thief opened the box and then declined to take the mug.
- So make it so that it's easy for them to decline if they have to.
- So I actually can tell you why it got declined and the news is not good.
- And when I got to court the DA declined to prosecute.
- And when those things came your way, you declined.
- But he, they did send the request and, and he, you know, he declined.
- Tried to convince me to invest and sponsor Boxable but I declined.
- So I, I politely declined from that.
- Democrats and Republicans declined to state independents together.
- The Prince of Rostov declined and replied benignly.
- This is the easiest and nicest because it doesn't get declined, so it just means which, right?
Examples
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She declined to answer in both cases.
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Unfortunately, Dr Graf, I must decline the honor.
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Unless some attention is paid to this, I have to decline writing the forward.
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So make it so that it's easy for them to decline if they have to.
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Oh God, I have the right to decline your sales pitch and say no.
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You need specific phrases that you can use to decline and say no.
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So, it is with sincere apologies that we must decline the offer.
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After careful consideration, I must respectfully decline.
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My dear friends Ed and Lorraine Warren declined the invitation to join me.
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I must politely decline your invitation to the party this weekend.
Synonyms
839
1.9
Refuse to accept someone or something
716
1.7
To say no to a request or offer
423
1.6
To refuse to let someone have something
332
3.0
To refuse to accept an idea or claim
312
2.9
Refuse an offer, invitation, or request
63
4.1
To choose not to accept a good offer or chance
33
8.2
To refuse to accept or be linked to something
31
3.8
Say no to an idea or plan in a sudden, strong way
19
6.6
Politely say no now but suggest doing it another time
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3.9
To refuse to allow something, usually by an official rule
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7.0
To ask to be excused from an activity by giving a reason
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Etymology
Decline comes from de- 'away' and clinare 'to bend', so it originally had the sense of 'bending away' or 'turning aside'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of 'turning away' from an offer, which is why to decline something is to refuse it.