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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===
+=== Pronunciation ===
-* {{hyphenation|de|crease}}
+* {{hyph|de|crease}}
 ;verb
-* {{enPR|dĭkrēs'}}
+* {{enPR|dĭkrēs'}}, {{IPA|/dɪˈkriːs/}}
-* {{IPA|/dɪˈkriːs/}}
 * {{SAMPA|/dI"kri:s/}}
-* {{audio|En-us-decrease.ogg|Audio (US)}}
+* {{audio|en-us-decrease.ogg|Audio (US)}}
 ;noun
-* {{enPR|dē'krēs}}
+* {{enPR|dē'krēs}}, {{IPA|/ˈdiːkriːs/}}
-* {{IPA|/ˈdiːkriːs/}}
 * {{SAMPA|/"di:kri:s/}}
-==Verb==
+== Verb ==
 {{verb|decreas|e}}
-{{ti verb}}
 [[File: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]].
+# {{ti verb}} If something '''decreases''', it goes down in [[number]] or [[value]]. {{ant|increase}}
-#:''The Australian dollar has '''decreased''' 3% against the Euro.''
+#: ''The Australian dollar has '''decreased''' 3% against the Euro.''
-#:''The government has '''decreased''' the amount of money it gives to schools.''
+#: ''The government has '''decreased''' the amount of money it gives to schools.''
 {{-}}
-===Antonyms===
+== Noun ==
-*[[increase]] (verb)
-==Noun==
 {{noun}}
-#A '''decrease''' happens when the [[number]] or [[value]] of something goes down.
+# A '''decrease''' happens when the [[number]] or [[value]] of something goes down. {{ant|increase}}
-#:''There has been a 3% '''decrease''' in the Australian dollar against the Euro.''
+#: ''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.''
+#: ''Every year we see a larger '''decrease''' in the number of students studying foreign languages.''
-===Antonyms===
-*[[increase]] (noun)

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Revision as of 12:53, 1 August 2023

Pronunciation

Verb

Noun