Vocabulary

Form

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

verb vi
N1 freq #26

Example sentences

He wishes to resign on the grounds that his health is failing.

He declined in health.

His popularity was at a low ebb.

His health has begun to decline.

The light became weaker and weaker.

My eyesight is beginning to fail.

My memory is failing.

His health has declined since the accident.