decrease

verbosustantivoatestiguado en diálogos

//dɪˈkɹiːs//
//ˈdiːkɹiːs//

Of a quantity, to become smaller.

verbo

1
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.
2
To make (a quantity) smaller.
Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.

Etimología

From Middle English decresen, alteration of discresen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.

sustantivo

1
An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.
One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.
2
A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).

Formas

plural: decreases
pasado: decreased
participio: decreased
gerundio: decreasing
3.ª persona del singular: decreases

decoration · The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.decorator · Someone who decorates.decoy · A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

decrease · Of a quantity, to become smaller.

decree · An edict or law.dedicate · To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes;…dedicated · Devoted; loyal; conscientious.

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