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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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 ==Verb==
-{{verb|decrease|decreases|decreased|decreasing}}
+{{verb|decreas|e}}
-{{transitive verb}} & {{intransitive verb}}
+{{TI verb}}
 [[Image:AreaPerCapita_500_BC_to_2050_AD.PNG|thumb|a graph showing a decreasing population]]
 #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.''
 ==Noun==
 {{noun}}
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 #:''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]]