declinar

declinar
transitive verb
1. to decline (gen) & (grammar); to disclaim (responsabilidad)
  • declinó amablemente la invitación -> he politely declined the invitation
intransitive verb
2. to draw to a close (día, tarde); to subside, to abate (fiebre); to decline (economía)
  • su interés por la caza ha declinado -> his interest in hunting has declined

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declinar [day-cle-nar’]
verb neuter
1. To decline, to lean downward. (n)
2. To decline, to sink, to be impaired, to decay, to degenerate, to abate, to diminish (de enfermedad). (n)
3. To be finished or reach the last. (n)
4. To vary from the true magnetic meridian. (Nautical) (n)
  • Va declinando el día -> it is near twilight
article & verb transitive
5. To decline a word by various determinations. (Grammer)
6. To challenge a judge, to transfer a cause to another tribunal: in this last sense it is always used with the word jurisdicción.

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Verb Conjugation for "declinar"

Infinitive
declinar
Gerund
declinando
Participle
declinado
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo declino decliné declinaba declinaré decline
Tú declinas declinaste declinabas declinarás declines
Ella/Él/Usted declina declinó declinaba declinará decline
Nosotros declinamos declinamos declinábamos declinaremos declinemos
Vosotros declináis declinasteis declinabais declinaréis declinéis
Ellos/Ustedes declinan declinaron declinaban declinarán declinen
Complete declinar conjugation
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