American Sign Language: "decline" / "deteriorate" / "regress" This sign means the opposite of "improve." Think of your non-dominant arm as a "measuring stick." Think of your dominant hand as showing the level going down. You can do one big movement to show a major decline, or you can do smaller movements to show an incremental worsening of the situation. DECLINE / deteriorate / regress / go down hill (A single large movement indicates a substantial worsening of the situation). Deteriorate or decline in small stages: Sample sentence: If you don't go to sign language class nor chat with Deaf, will your signing go down hill? = SUPPOSE YOU NOT GO SIGN CLASS, NOT CHAT DEAF, YOUR SIGN DECLINE? See: WORSE You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASLU? It's easy :)

American Sign Language: "decline" / "deteriorate" / "regress"

This sign means the opposite of "improve." Think of your non-dominant arm as a "measuring stick." Think of your dominant hand as showing the level going down. You can do one big movement to show a major decline, or you can do smaller movements to show an incremental worsening of the situation.

DECLINE / deteriorate / regress / go down hill
(A single large movement indicates a substantial worsening of the situation).

Deteriorate or decline in small stages:

Sample sentence:
If you don't go to sign language class nor chat with Deaf, will your signing go down hill?
= SUPPOSE YOU NOT GO SIGN CLASS, NOT CHAT DEAF, YOUR SIGN DECLINE?

See: WORSE

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASLU? It's easy :)