declined >> /dɪˈklʌɪn/
Definition: [verb] (typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.
Example: the birth rate continued to decline
Definition: [verb] Politely refuse (an invitation or offer)
Example: Caroline declined the coffee
Definition: [verb] (especially of the sun) move downwards.
Example: the sun began to creep round to the west and to decline
Definition: [verb] (in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) state the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to case, number, and gender.
Example: Lyly declined English nouns as if they were Latin.
Definition: [noun] A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
Example: a serious decline in bird numbers