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

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