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Pronunciation

Hyphenation: de‧crease

verb

enPR: dĭkrēs', IPA ^(key): /dɪˈkriːs/
SAMPA: /dI"kri:s/
Audio (US) (file)

noun

enPR: dē'krēs, IPA ^(key): /ˈdiːkriːs/
SAMPA: /"di:kri:s/

Verb

Plain form
decrease

Third-person singular
decreases

Past tense
decreased

Past participle
decreased

Present participle
decreasing

(transitive & intransitive) If something decreases, it goes down in number or value.
- Antonym: increase
The Australian dollar has decreased 3% against the Euro.

The government has decreased the amount of money it gives to schools.

Noun

Singular
decrease

Plural
decreases

A decrease happens when the number or value of something goes down.
- Antonym: increase
There has been a 3% decrease in the Australian dollar against the Euro.

Every year we see a larger decrease in the number of students studying foreign languages.

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+=== Pronunciation ===
-==Verb==
+* {{hyph|de|crease}}
-{{verb|decrease|decreases|decreased|decreasing}}
+;verb
-{{transitive verb}} & {{intransitive verb}}
+* {{enPR|dĭkrēs'}}, {{IPA|/dɪˈkriːs/}}
-[[Image:AreaPerCapita_500_BC_to_2050_AD.PNG|thumb|a graph showing a decreasing population]]
+* {{SAMPA|/dI"kri:s/}}
-#If something '''decreases''', it goes down in [[number]] or [[value]].
+* {{audio|en-us-decrease.ogg|US}}
-#:''The Australian dollar has '''decreased''' 3% against the Euro.''
+;noun
-#:''The government has '''decreased''' the amount of money it gives to schools.''
+* {{enPR|dē'krēs}}, {{IPA|/ˈdiːkriːs/}}
-==Noun==
+* {{SAMPA|/"di:kri:s/}}
-{{noun}}
-#A '''decrease''' happens when the [[number]] or [[value]] of something goes down.
-#:''There has been a 3% '''decrease''' in the Australian dollar against the Euro.''
-#:''Every year we see a larger '''decrease''' in the number of students studying foreign languages.''
-===Antonyms===
-*[[increase]]
+== Verb ==
-[[ar:decrease]]
+{{verb|decreas|e}}
-[[de:decrease]]
+[[File:AreaPerCapita 500 BC to 2050 AD.PNG|thumb|A graph showing a decrease in area per person]]
-[[en:decrease]]
+# {{ti verb}} If something '''decreases''', it goes down in [[number]] or [[value]]. {{ant|increase}}
-[[fa:decrease]]
+#: ''The Australian dollar has '''decreased''' 3% against the Euro.''
-[[fr:decrease]]
+#: ''The government has '''decreased''' the amount of money it gives to schools.''
-[[io:decrease]]
+{{-}}
-[[id:decrease]]
-[[it:decrease]]
+== Noun ==
-[[hu:decrease]]
+{{noun}}
-[[ja:decrease]]
+# A '''decrease''' happens when the [[number]] or [[value]] of something goes down. {{ant|increase}}
-[[ru:decrease]]
+#: ''There has been a 3% '''decrease''' in the Australian dollar against the Euro.''
-[[fi:decrease]]
+#: ''Every year we see a larger '''decrease''' in the number of students studying foreign languages.''
-[[sv:decrease]]
-[[vi:decrease]]
-[[zh:decrease]]

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Latest revision as of 03:17, 19 October 2024

Pronunciation

Verb

Noun