decrease
/dɪˈkɹiːs/ verb B1- Of a quantity, to become smaller. · The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.
- To make (a quantity) smaller. · Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.
He/she/it decreases · Past decreased · Past participle decreased · -ing form decreasing
Verb forms
- Base form
- decrease
- He/she/it
- decreases
- Past
- decreased
- Past participle
- decreased
- -ing form
- decreasing
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He quickened his pace until we had decreased the distance which divided us by about half.
It neither increased nor decreased my income.”
The heat of the day had gradually decreased, and a light breeze arose, seeming like the respiration of nature on awakening from the burning siesta of the south.
According to recent surveys, too much homework can actually decrease a student's motivation to learn.
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