Polyglot Dictionary

declinar

/dekliˈnaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
declino
preterite (eu)
declinei
past participle
declinado

Meaning

  1. to decline

    • Declinou o convite.

      He declined the invitation.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

decair

decair is more about moral or overall decline; declinar is more general, like declining in numbers or health.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

decaer

decaer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to decline."

Spanish

declinar

declinar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to decline."

French

décliner

décliner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to decline."

Practice

1 What does declinar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches declinar?

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