decline
verb (used with object)
to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse.
will decline
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future tenseof decline.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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A duration of 6 indicates that if interest rates rise by 1%, the bond portfolio’s market value will decline by about 6%, and vice versa.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
On the podcast “The Town with Matthew Belloni,” he argued that the quality of movie theaters themselves will decline even more if the merger goes through.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
"If they're not producing enough offspring, pollination will decline."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
“To be clear, this is not a call that Salesforce will be a beneficiary of AI, but we don’t believe it will decline as implied in the current valuation,” DiFucci wrote.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“I’m not going to argue with you. You will decline the offer to that school, since you didn’t have my permission to apply in the first place.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
