decrease

verbB1 · Intermediate

To become less or smaller.

Meaning of «decrease»

verb

to become less or smaller

Doctors advise you to decrease your salt intake daily.

Translation

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«decrease» in 17 languages

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AZ Azərbaycan

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

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TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to become smaller or less

decreasethe neutral word for amounts going downThe number of visitors decreased last year.

declinebecome less or worse, often slowlySales declined last year.

shrinkbecome smaller in size, like clothesMy sweater shrank in the wash.

dwindleget fewer slowly until almost nothing is leftOur money slowly dwindled over the winter.

← decorator decreased →