Варианты произношения (3)
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/dɪˈkɹiːs/
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/ˈdiːkɹiːs/
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dɪˈkɹiːs
Глагол
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
Употребление- непереходный глагол
- Примеры
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The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.
To make (a quantity) smaller.
Употребление- переходный глагол
- Примеры
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Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.
Существительное
An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
Употребление- исчисляемое
- неисчисляемое
- Примеры
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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.
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).
Употребление- исчисляемое
- неисчисляемое
Существительное
a change downward
- Антонимы
- Более общие понятия
- Примеры
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there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
there was a sharp drop-off in sales
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
- Синонимы
- Антонимы
- Более общие понятия
the amount by which something decreases
- Синонимы
- Антонимы
- Более общие понятия
the act of decreasing or reducing something
- Синонимы
- Антонимы
- Более общие понятия
Глагол
decrease in size, extent, or range
- Антонимы
- Более общие понятия
- Примеры
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The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
The cabin pressure fell dramatically
Другие примеры (2)
her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
his voice fell to a whisper
make become smaller
- Антонимы
- Примеры
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He decreased his staff