| declining | ~ years, hari-hari tua. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| declining | adj 1. deteriorating, diminishing, sedang merosot: a ~ empire, empayar yg sedang merosot; ~ health, kesihatan yg sedang merosot; ~ popularity, kepopularan yg sedang merosot; 2. (of day) menjelang senja: ~ day, hari yg menjelang senja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| depreciating | adj 1. declining in value, susut nilai: a ~ currency, mata wang yg susut nilai; 2. disparaging, memperkecil-kecil: the ~ manner in which he speaks of others, gaya cakapnya yg memperkecil-kecil orang lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decaying | adj 1. declining, sedang merosot: ~ moral principles, prinsip moral yg sedang merosot; 2. rotting, a. (gen) mereput: the ~ roots of a plant, akar-akar pokok yg mereput; b. (of fruit, vegetable) membusuk; c. (of tooth) rosak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| score | on more ~s than one, atas lebih drpd satu sebab; on the ~ of, atas sebab, kerana, disebabkan: he retired on the ~ of declining health, dia bersara atas sebab kesihatannya yg kian merosot; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decline | vi 1. slope downward, menurun, melandai: the track ~d to the beach, jalan kecil itu menurun ke pantai; 2. deteriorate, diminish, merosot: his power slowly ~d, kuasanya beransur-ansur merosot; the birth rate has been declining for some years, kadar kelahiran telah merosot selama beberapa tahun; the value of the property is declining steadily, nilai harta itu beransur-ansur merosot; 3. refuse, menolak; (to do st) enggan: every time he is invited he ~s, setiap kali dijemput, dia menolak; he ~d to discuss his future plans, dia enggan membincangkan rancangan masa depannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| retrograde | adj (fml) 1. going in the reverse direction, songsang: the ~ rotation of the planet Uranus, putaran songsang planet Uranus; 2. (of step, policy) declining, mundur: the ~ policies of the new government, dasar mundur kerajaan baru. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| peak | 4. point of the highest (development, strength, demand, etc) puncak; (amount of traffic) sangat sesak: he suddenly resigned at the ~ of his career, dia tiba-tiba meletakkan jawatan pd puncak kerjayanya; he believed that architecture reached its ~ during the age of Pericles, dia percaya bahawa seni bina telah mencapai puncaknya pd zaman Pericles; wool prices reached their ~ that year and have been declining ever since, harga bulu mencapai puncaknya pd tahun tersebut dan telah menurun sejak itu; 5. projecting piece on front part of cap, birai (kep): the boy pulled the ~ | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |