verval — meaning in English
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English meaning
- decay verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
verval is used for these senses in English:
- decay (ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
- decline Downward movement, fall.
- decline A deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening.
- dilapidation (legal) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
- dilapidation (in the plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.
- fall (chiefly, North America, archaic in Britain) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. [from 16th c.]
- ruin (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- waste Gradual loss or decay.
decay — full definition
- verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- verb To decline gradually in quality, strength, or condition.
- noun The process or result of rotting or gradual deterioration.
- noun In physics, the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus or particle breaks down over time.
decline — full definition
- verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
- noun A gradual decrease or worsening.