sinken — meaning in English

English meaning

• decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• founder noun A person who establishes an organization, company, or institution.
• sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.

Senses

sinken is used for these senses in English:

• decline Downward movement, fall.
• decline (intransitive) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
• drop (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc. [from 18th c.]
• drop off (idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.
• founder (transitive, archaic, nautical) To cause to flood and sink, as a ship.
• sink (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

decline — full definition

1. verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
2. verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
3. noun A gradual decrease or worsening.

drop — full definition

1. noun A small round blob of liquid.
2. verb To let something fall, or to fall oneself.
3. verb To release something (a song, product, or piece of information) to the public.
4. verb To stop doing, discuss, or associate with something; to abandon it.

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