The meaning of DECREASE is to become smaller in size, amount, number, or intensity. How to use decrease in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decrease.

DECREASE definition: to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc.. See examples of decrease used in a sentence.

Our share of the market has decreased sharply this year. We have decreased our involvement in children's books.

Decrease and lessen have the most general application: saw the plane descend as its speed decreased; vowed to decrease government spending; an appetite that lessened as the …

decrease (from something) (to something) The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. decrease by something The price of wheat has decreased by 5 per cent.

3 days ago · decrease (third-person singular simple present decreases, present participle decreasing, simple past and past participle decreased) (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become …

When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity. Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year. [VERB + by] The number of …

Decrease means to lower or go down. If you are driving above the speed limit, you should decrease your speed or risk getting a ticket. Students always want teachers to decrease the …

By exercising often, you can decrease [= reduce, lower] your chance of developing heart disease. The driver decreased her speed as she approached the curve. These changes will decrease …

An early death due to disease decreased over the course of the last decade, just as it has since the advent of modern medicine.