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Plain form
decrease

Third-person singular
decreases

Past tense
decreased

Past participle
decreased

Present participle
decreasing

If something decreases, it goes down in number or value.
The Australian dollar has decreased 3% against the Euro.

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

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.

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 ===Pronunciation===
+;verb
-*{{audio|En-us-decrease.ogg|Audio (US)}}
+* {{enPR|dĭkrēs'}}
+* {{IPA|/dɪˈkriːs/}}
+* {{SAMPA|/dI"kri:s/}}
+* {{audio|En-us-decrease.ogg|Audio (US)}}
+;noun
+* {{enPR|dē'krēs}}
+* {{IPA|/ˈdiːkriːs/}}
+* {{SAMPA|/"di:kri:s/}}
 ==Verb==
 {{verb|decreas|e}}
 {{TI verb}}
-[[Image:AreaPerCapita_500_BC_to_2050_AD.PNG|thumb|a graph showing a decreasing population]]
+[[Image:AreaPerCapita 500 BC to 2050 AD.PNG|thumb|A graph showing a decrease in area per person]]
 #If something '''decreases''', it goes down in [[number]] or [[value]].
 #:''The Australian dollar has '''decreased''' 3% against the Euro.''
 #:''The government has '''decreased''' the amount of money it gives to schools.''
+{{-}}
+===Antonyms===
+*[[increase]] (verb)
 ==Noun==
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 ===Antonyms===
-*[[increase]]
+*[[increase]] (noun)
 [[ar:decrease]]