declinar

declinar
transitive verb
1to decline (gen) & (grammar); to disclaim (responsabilidad)
  • declinó amablemente la invitación -> he politely declined the invitation
intransitive verb
2to 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

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

declinar
verbo:transitivo
1 (rechazar) [+honor, invitación] to decline; (Jur) to reject
declinamos cualquier responsabilidad we cannot accept responsibility; declinar hacer algo to decline to do sth
2 (Lingüística) to decline
verbo:intransitivo
1 (decaer) to decline; decay
2 (literario) [+día] to draw to a close
3 [+terreno] to slope (away down);o
4 (Lingüística) to decline

Verb Conjugation for "declinar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo declino decliné declinaba declinaré decline
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

Word of the Day: evidentemente

evidently, plainly, clearly, obviously