Sunday, December 27, 2009

I'm an English beginner. What's the difference of the three words: ';diminish';, ';decline'; ';wane';?

thank u!I'm an English beginner. What's the difference of the three words: ';diminish';, ';decline'; ';wane';?
The three words essentially mean the same thing in that there is something going down. Diminish typically refers to a supply of something that has gone down. Decline typically implies that there is a downward trend. And wane means that there is barely anything left, to grow close to the end.I'm an English beginner. What's the difference of the three words: ';diminish';, ';decline'; ';wane';?
They all basically mean to reduce or to lessen - depending on how you're using it in the sentence and what you're trying to say... some words work better in certain sentences than others, for example you wouldn't talk about a declining or diminishing moon, but a waning moon WOULD make sense.
Check a dictionary.
diminish means excuse


Decline is a change over time from previously efficient to inefficient organizational functioning

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