decrease

1. (countable, uncountable)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.

   Verringerung

   уменьше́ниеumenʹšénije, сниже́ниеsnižénije

   зме́ншенняzménšennja, зни́женняznýžennja

   the amount by which something decreases

2. (countable, uncountable)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).

1. The number of students is decreasing year by year.

   Кількість студентів зменшується з року на рік.

   ruКоличество студентов уменьшается из года в год.

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2. This medicine will decrease your pain.

   deDieses Medikament wird deine Schmerzen lindern.

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3. Cases of this nature are decreasing.

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4. Why has the crime rate decreased?

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5. The population of this village had decreased.

   deDie Bevölkerung dieses Dorfes hat abgenommen.

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