decrease
verbenomattesté dans les dialogues
- //dɪˈkɹiːs//
- //ˈdiːkɹiːs//
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
verbe
- 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.
Étymologie
From Middle English decresen, alteration of discresen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.
nom
- 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).
Formes
- pluriel
- decreases
- passé
- decreased
- participe passé
- decreased
- participe présent
- decreasing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- decreases
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.