decrease

/dɪˈkriːs/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
decreases
past
decreased
past participle
decreased
gerund
decreasing

Meaning

  1. disminuir

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

diminish

Near-total synonyms; diminish is slightly more formal/literary than the everyday decrease.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa decrease?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Sales ___ last month.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a decrease?

verb

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