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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 number of students studying foreign languages continues to decrease.

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}}
-[[Image:AreaPerCapita_500_BC_to_2050_AD.PNG|thumb|a graph showing a decrease in population]]
+[[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 number of students studying foreign languages continues to decrease.''
+==Noun==
+{{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]]