- decline to comment
- refuse to remark upon
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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decline — [[t]dɪkla͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ declines, declining, declined 1) VERB If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength. [V from/to/by amount] The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000... [V amount] Hourly output by… … English dictionary
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decline*/*/ — [dɪˈklaɪn] verb I 1) [I] to become less or worse The number of people buying their own homes has declined.[/ex] Share prices declined sharply last week.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to say politely that you will not accept something or do something They offered … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
