sjunka — meaning in English

English meaning

• decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
• sag verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
• sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.

Senses

sjunka is used for these senses in English:

• decline (intransitive) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
• sag (figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
• sink (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
• sink (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.

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.

sag — full definition

1. verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
2. verb To lose energy, firmness, or morale over time.
3. noun A droop or dip where something has sunk or bent.

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