Meaning
to decline, turn down
- To politely refuse or decline an offer, invitation, or responsibility
- To slope downwards or gradually deteriorate
- To decline grammatically (nouns, adjectives, pronouns)
In a sentence
Siamo spiacenti di dover declinare la vostra cortese proposta.
We regret that we must decline your kind proposal.
La direzione declina ogni responsabilità per eventuali smarrimenti.
Management disclaims all responsibility for any lost items.
Perché ha declinato l'invito alla cerimonia inaugurale?
Why did he decline the invitation to the opening ceremony?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| declinare | infinitive |
| declino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| declini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| declina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| decliniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| declinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| declinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| declinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| declinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| declinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| declinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| declinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| declinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| declinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| declinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| declinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| declinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| declinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| declinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| declinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| declinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| declinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| declineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| declinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| declineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| declini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| declini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| declini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| decliniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| decliniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| declinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| declinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| declinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| declinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| declinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| declinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| declinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| declinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| declineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| declinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| declineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| declinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| declinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| declina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| decliniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| declinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| declinando | gerund |
| declinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: commonly used in polite refusals like 'declinare l'invito' or 'declinare ogni responsabilità'.
- Takes 'avere' when transitive; 'essere' or 'avere' depending on context when intransitive.