decrease

CEFRA2

/dɪˈkɹiːs/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To become or make something smaller or less.

  2. 02

    noun

    A reduction in size, amount, or number.

Examples

  • Sales for May show a decrease compared with the same month last year.

  • That custom is on the decrease.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdiːkɹiːs/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.

  2. To make (a quantity) smaller.

  3. Of a quantity, to become smaller.

More examples

In context

  • This medicine will decrease your pain.

  • After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.

  • Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English decresen, alteration of discresen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.