become+worse

  • 61deteriorate — de‧te‧ri‧o‧rate [dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt ǁ ˈtɪr ] verb [intransitive] to become worse: • The economy deteriorated further in August, with orders for manufactured goods falling. deterioration noun [countable, uncountable] : • a deterioration in sales * * *… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 62slide — [slaɪd] verb slid PTandPP [slɪd] [intransitive] to gradually become lower or less: • Some dealers continued to buy silver as the price slid. • The new model didn t stop their share of the U.S. car market from sliding. slide into something phrasal …

    Financial and business terms

  • 63slide — slide1 [ slaıd ] noun count ** ▸ 1 something children play on ▸ 2 sliding movement ▸ 3 reduction in amount ▸ 4 piece of film/glass ▸ 5 fall of rock/earth etc. 1. ) a structure that children play on by climbing up steps and sliding down a slope on …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 64stable — sta|ble1 [ steıbl ] adjective ** 1. ) not changing frequently and not likely to suddenly become worse: People have become accustomed to a stable economic situation. The marine environment is relatively stable. Children benefit from stable… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 65degenerate — I. v. n. Deteriorate, decline, decay, become worse, grow worse, fall off, run down, become enfeebled or impaired or perverted. II. a. Inferior, mean, base, corrupt, fallen, degenerated, decayed, in decadence …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 66degenerate — 1 verb (I) to become worse (+ into): The debate soon degenerated into petty squabbling. degeneration noun (U) 2 adjective 1 formal having become worse in character or quality than before: the last degenerate member of a noble family 2 having very …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 67slip — 1 /slIp/ verb slipped, slipping 1 SLIDE (I) to accidentally slide a short distance quickly or to fall by sliding: Suddenly, Frank slipped and fell over the edge. | My foot slipped and I nearly fell. see also: slippery 2 MOVE QUICKLY (intransitive …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 68stable — I UK [ˈsteɪb(ə)l] / US adjective ** 1) a) not changing frequently and not likely to suddenly become worse People have become accustomed to a stable economic situation. The marine environment is relatively stable. Children benefit from stable… …

    English dictionary

  • 69fall — [fôl] vi. fell, fallen, falling [ME fallen < OE feallan, to fall, akin to Ger fallen < IE base * phol , to fall > Lith púolu, to fall] I to come down by the force of gravity; drop; descend 1. to come down because detached, pushed,… …

    English World dictionary

  • 70List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) episodes — This is a list of episodes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series. The series debuted on February 8, 2003 on the Fox Network as part of Fox s 4Kids TV Saturday morning lineup, and ended on February 28, 2009. The series is produced by… …

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