Definitions of decrease [ˈkʌp əl]

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Definition of 'decrease'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) decrease
to lessen, esp. by degrees, as in extent, quantity, strength, or power; diminish.

2. (v.t.) decrease
to make less; cause to diminish.

3. (n.) decrease
the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.

4. decrease
the amount by which a thing is lessened.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < OF decreiss-, long s. of decreistre < L dēcrēscere (dē-de - +crēscere to grow); see crescent)

Definition of 'decrease'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) decrease, lessening, drop-off
a change downward
"there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

2. (noun) decrease, decrement
a process of becoming smaller or shorter

3. (noun) decrease, decrement
the amount by which something decreases

4. (verb) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
the act of decreasing or reducing something

5. (verb) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
decrease in size, extent, or range
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

6. (verb) decrease, lessen, minify
make smaller
"He decreased his staff"

Definition of 'decrease'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) decrease
≠ increase
to decrease from 25% to 20%; a number estimated to decrease by 30,000; to decrease blood pressure

2. (noun) decrease
≠increase
a decrease in taxes; a decrease of 10%

Definition of 'decrease'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) decrease
to grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December

2. decrease
a becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength

3. decrease
the wane of the moon

4. (verb) decrease
to cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means

Translation of 'decrease'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make or become less Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.
Afrikaans: verminder, afneem, daal	Arabic: يُقَلِّل، يُنْقِص	Bulgarian: намалявам
Brazilian: diminuir	Czech: snížit (se), zmenšit (se)	German: abnehmen
Danish: aftage; mindskes	Greek: μειώνω, μειώνομαι	Spanish: disminuir, reducir
Estonian: vähendama, langema	Farsi: تقلیل یافتن؛ کم شدن	Finnish: vähentyä
French: diminuer	Hebrew: לְהַפחִית	Hindi: घटना या घटाना
Croatian: smanjiti	Hungarian: csökken	Indonesian: mengurangi
Icelandic: minnka	Italian: diminuire	Japanese: 減る
Korean: 서서히 줄다	Lithuanian: sumaþinti, sumaþëti	Latvian: samazināt; []mazināties
Malay: menurun	Dutch: afnemen	Norwegian: gå ned, avta, minskes
Polish: zmniejszyć (się)	Persian: تقلیل یافتن؛ کم شدن	Pashto: کم شول
Portuguese: diminuir	Romanian: a scădea	Russian: уменьшать(ся)
Slovak: zmenšiť (sa), poklesnúť	Slovenian: zmanjšati	Serbian: smanjiti
Swedish: [för]minska, avta	Thai: ทำให้ลดลง	Turkish: azal(t)mak, düş(ür)mek
Taiwanese: 減少	Ukrainian: зменшувати(ся)	Urdu: گھٹانا یا کم ہونا
Vietnamese: giảm	Chinese: 减少
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