decrease

English

Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DECREASECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱer- (grow)#DECREASE

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#DECREASECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#DECREASE decresen, alteration of discresen, from Anglo-NormanCategory:English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#DECREASE, Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#DECREASE descreistre (French: décroître), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#DECREASE decrescere.

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decrease (third-person singular simple present decreases, present participle decreasing, simple past and past participle decreased)Category:English lemmas#DECREASECategory:English verbs#DECREASECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DECREASECategory:Pages with entries#DECREASECategory:Pages with 1 entry#DECREASE

  1. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#DECREASE) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
    The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.Category:English terms with usage examples#DECREASE
  2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#DECREASE) To make (a quantity) smaller.
    Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.Category:English terms with usage examples#DECREASE

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decrease (countable and uncountable, plural decreases)Category:English lemmas#DECREASECategory:English nouns#DECREASECategory:English uncountable nouns#DECREASECategory:English countable nouns#DECREASECategory:English countable nouns#DECREASECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DECREASECategory:Pages with entries#DECREASECategory:Pages with 1 entry#DECREASE

  1. An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
    After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.Category:English terms with usage examples#DECREASE
    One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.Category:English terms with usage examples#DECREASE
  2. (knittingCategory:en:Knitting#DECREASE, crochetCategory:en:Crochet#DECREASE) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).

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