decrease
Prononciation : [dɪˈkriːs]
Mot
Contexte : « change »
(verb) to make something smaller in size, amount, or number. When you decrease something, you are reducing it. Like if you have a lot of toys and you give some away, you decrease the number of toys you have.
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The teacher decided to decrease the homework for the week to give us a break.
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The class size did not decrease; it actually increased this year.
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How can we decrease the amount of waste we produce?
Contexte : « change »
(noun) a reduction in size, amount, or number. When something decreases, it becomes smaller. For example, if the temperature drops, we can say there is a decrease in temperature.
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The doctor noted a decrease in her patient's symptoms after the treatment.
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There was no decrease in activity; things remained the same as before.
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What was the decrease in sales compared to last year?
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