decrease
verb (used without object)
to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..
will decrease
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future tenseof decrease.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The bar will decrease gradually over the next 12 years starting in June when the BMI requirement will go down to 35 but patients will still need the four health conditions.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Invesco predicts the annual expense ratio of the fund will decrease 2 basis points per year to 18 basis points, which it says will save the fund and its shareholders nearly $70 million in aggregate.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 3, 2025
Investors expect lower rates will decrease borrowing costs and boost economic growth, lifting profits at smaller companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Depreciation expenses will rise quickly, as we’ve noted in this column, and it will decrease profitability, but there is no accounting skulduggery as Burry’s short call suggests.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
The total entropy of any system, said Dr. Hauptmann, will decrease only if the entropy of another system will increase.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
