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====Related terms====
====Related terms====
* {{l|en|decrescendo}}
* {{l|en|decretion}}
* {{l|en|decretion}}
* {{l|en|increase}}
* {{l|en|increase}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|become smaller}}
{{trans-top-see|become smaller|diminish}}
* Altai:
*: Southern Altai: {{t|alt|астаар}}
* Aramaic:
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*: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: {{t|aii|ܒܵܨܹܪ}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փոքրանալ}}, {{t+|hy|պակասել}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փոքրանալ}}, {{t+|hy|պակասել}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|কমা}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|কমা}}
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* Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: {{t|aii|ܒܵܨܹܪ}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|azalmaq}}, {{t+|az|düşmək}} {{qualifier|with ablative}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|azalmaq}}, {{t+|az|düşmək}} {{qualifier|with ablative}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|намаля́вам се}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|намаля́вам се}}
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*: Alemannic German: {{t|gsw|schwiine}}
*: Alemannic German: {{t|gsw|schwiine}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μειώνομαι}}, {{t+|el|λιγοστεύω}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μειώνομαι}}, {{t+|el|λιγοστεύω}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|μινύθω}}
*: Ancient Greek: {{t|grc|μινύθω}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|פחת|tr=pakhát}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|פחת|tr=pakhát}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|घटना}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|घटना}}
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* Irish: {{t|ga|laghdaigh}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|laghdaigh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|diminuire}}, {{t+|it|calare}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|diminuire}}, {{t+|it|calare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|減少|tr=げんしょうする, genshō suru|alt=減少する|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|減る|tr=へる, heru|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|減少|tr=げんしょうする, genshō suru|alt=減少する}}, {{t+|ja|減る|tr=へる, heru}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|азаю}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|азаю}}
* Kurdish:
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|کەم کردن|sc=ku-Arab}}
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|کەم کردن}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|mažinti}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|mažinti}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|pāitiiti}}
* Māori: {{t|mi|pāitiiti}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|discresen}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|discresen}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|forminske}}, {{t|no|forringe}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|forminske}}, {{t|no|forringe}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|کاستن|tr=kâstan}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|کاستن|tr=kâstan}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zmniejszać się|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zmniejszyć się|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|diminuir}}, {{t+|pt|reduzir}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|diminuir}}, {{t+|pt|reduzir}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|descrește}}, {{t+|ro|scădea}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|descrește}}, {{t+|ro|scădea}}
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*: Logudorese: {{t|sc|menguare}}, {{t|sc|minimare}}
*: Logudorese: {{t|sc|menguare}}, {{t|sc|minimare}}
* Sassarese: {{t|sdc|miminà}}, {{t|sdc|abbracà}}
* Sassarese: {{t|sdc|miminà}}, {{t|sdc|abbracà}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|[[disminuir]]([[se]])}}, {{t|es|[[mermar]]([[se]])}}, {{t+|es|descrecer}}, {{t+|es|decrecer}}, {{t|es|decrementarse}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|[[mermar]][se]}}, {{t+|es|descrecer}}, {{t+|es|decrecer}}, {{t|es|decrementarse}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|minska}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|minska}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|azalmak}}, {{t+|tr|düşmek}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|azalmak}}, {{t+|tr|düşmek}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


{{trans-top|make smaller}}
{{trans-top-see|make smaller|diminish}}
* Aramaic:
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*: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: {{t|aii|ܡܲܒܨܸܪ}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|কমোৱা}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|কমোৱা}}
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* Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: {{t|aii|ܡܲܒܨܸܪ}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|azaltmaq}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|azaltmaq}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|намаля́вам}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|намаля́вам}}
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* Greek: {{t+|el|μειώνω}}, {{t+|el|ελαττώνω}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μειώνω}}, {{t+|el|ελαττώνω}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|הפחית|tr=hifkhít}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|הפחית|tr=hifkhít}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|घटना}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|घटाना}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csökkent}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csökkent}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|diminutar}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|diminutar}}
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* Irish: {{t|ga|laghdaigh}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|laghdaigh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|diminuire}}, {{t|it|far calare}}, {{t+|it|ribassare}}, {{t+|it|ridurre}}, {{t|it|decrementare}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|diminuire}}, {{t|it|far calare}}, {{t+|it|ribassare}}, {{t+|it|ridurre}}, {{t|it|decrementare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|減少|alt=減少させる|tr=げんしょうさせる, genshō saseru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|減らす|tr=へらす, herasu|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|減少|alt=減少させる|tr=げんしょうさせる, genshō saseru}}, {{t+|ja|減らす|tr=へらす, herasu}}
* Kurdish:
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|کەم کردن|sc=ku-Arab}}
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|کەم کردن}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|discresen}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|discresen}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zmniejszać|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zmniejszyć|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|diminuir}}, {{t+|pt|reduzir}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|diminuir}}, {{t+|pt|reduzir}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|уменьша́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|уме́ньшить|pf}}, {{t+|ru|понижа́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|пони́зить|pf}}, {{t+|ru|снижа́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|сни́зить|pf}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|уменьша́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|уме́ньшить|pf}}, {{t+|ru|понижа́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|пони́зить|pf}}, {{t+|ru|снижа́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|сни́зить|pf}}
* Sardinian:
* Sardinian:
*: Logudorese: {{t|sc|mèngua}}
*: Logudorese: {{t|sc|mèngua}}
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|disminuir}}, {{t+|es|mermar}}, {{t+|es|decrementar}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|abbacari}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|abbacari}}
⚫
* Spanish: {{t+|es|mermar}}, {{t+|es|decrementar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|minska}}, {{t+|sv|förringa}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|minska}}, {{t+|sv|förringa}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|azaltmak}}, {{t+|tr|düşürmek}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|azaltmak}}, {{t+|tr|düşürmek}}
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# An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
# An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
#: {{ux|en|After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight '''decrease''' in sales last year.}}
#: {{ux|en|After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight '''decrease''' in sales last year.}}
#: {{ux|en|One research team has recorded Baishui’s '''decrease''' at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.}} [[File:One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease.ogg]]
#: {{ux|en|One research team has recorded Baishui’s '''decrease''' at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.}}
# {{lb|en|knitting}} A [[reduction]] in the number of [[stitch]]es, usually accomplished by [[suspend]]ing the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See {{w|Decrease (knitting)}}.
# {{lb|en|knitting|crochet}} A [[reduction]] in the number of [[stitch]]es, usually accomplished by [[suspend]]ing the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See {{w|Decrease (knitting)}}.


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
* {{sense|amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased}} {{l|en|cut}}, {{l|en|decline}}, {{l|en|decrement}}, {{l|en|drop}}, {{l|en|fall}}, {{l|en|loss}}, {{l|en|lowering}}, {{l|en|reduction}}, {{l|en|shrinkage}}
* {{sense|amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased}} {{l|en|cut}}, {{l|en|decline}}, {{l|en|decrement}}, {{l|en|drop}}, {{l|en|fall}}, {{l|en|loss}}, {{l|en|lowering}}, {{l|en|reduction}}, {{l|en|shrinkage}}, {{l|en|falling-off}}


====Antonyms====
====Antonyms====
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* German: {{t+|de|Verringerung|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Verringerung|f}}
* Greek:
* Greek:
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ἐλάττωσις}}
*: Ancient Greek: {{t|grc|ἐλάττωσις}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|कटौती|f}}, {{t+|hi|घाटा|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csökkenés}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csökkenés}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|laghdú|m}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|laghdú|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|diminuzione|f}}, {{t+|it|calo|m}}, {{t+|it|ribasso|m}}, {{t+|it|riduzione|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|diminuzione|f}}, {{t+|it|calo|m}}, {{t+|it|ribasso|m}}, {{t+|it|riduzione|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|減少|tr=げんしょう, genshō|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|減少|tr=げんしょう, genshō}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|dēcrēmentum|n}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|dēcrēmentum|n}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|ero}}
* Māori: {{t|mi|ero}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|forringelse}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|forringelse}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|æfwela|m}} {{qualifier|of wealth}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|æfwela|m}} {{qualifier|of wealth}}

Revision as of 07:59, 3 August 2026

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (verb) enPR: dĭkrēs', IPA(key): /dɪˈkɹiːs/
  • (noun) enPR: dē'krēs, IPA(key): /ˈdiːkɹiːs/
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Verb

decrease (third-person singular simple present decreases, present participle decreasing, simple past and past participle decreased)

  1. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
    The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.
  2. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
    Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.

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Noun

decrease (countable and uncountable, plural decreases)

  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.
    One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.
  2. (knitting, crochet) 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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