decrease
gb/dˈikɹˌis/ us/dˈikɹˌis/
A2
İngilizce
~ 5000
csökkent, csökken, csökkenés
FIIL
A2
1
csökkent
B1
Kullanım kalıbı:
to decrease [something]
The company plans to decrease its carbon emissions by 20%.
A vállalat 20%-kal tervezi csökkenteni a szén-dioxid-kibocsátását.
You should decrease the heat once the water starts boiling.
Amint forrni kezd a víz, vedd lejjebb a hőfokot.
They decided to decrease the price to attract more customers.
Regular exercise can decrease your risk of heart disease.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
Please decrease the volume.
Kérlek, vedd lejjebb a hangerőt.
We will decrease the price.
Csökkenteni fogjuk az árat.
The doctor told me to decrease my sugar intake.
Decrease the speed when driving in the rain.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'decrease' with 'decline'. 'Decrease' is often used for deliberate action, while 'decline' can mean something happens naturally or is refused.
Anlam
Make something smaller or less
Eşdizimler
decrease costs
|decrease speed
|decrease temperature
|decrease risk
|decrease production
Eş anlamlılar
reduce (More common and general; can be used in more contexts.)
|
lower (Often used for numbers, levels, or measurements.)
Zıt anlamlılar
increase (Means to make something greater in amount, size, or degree.)
Konular
business
|science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
To make something less in number, size, or amount.
To cause something to become smaller in quantity, size, intensity, or degree.
FIIL
A2
2
csökken
B1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[something] decreases
The population of the town has decreased over the last decade.
A város lakossága csökkent az elmúlt évtizedben.
As the sun sets, the temperature decreases quickly.
Ahogy lemegy a nap, gyorsan csökken a hőmérséklet.
Profits decreased by 15% this year.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The number of students decreased.
Csökkent a diákok száma.
My weight decreased after I started running.
Csökkent a súlyom, miután elkezdtem futni.
Sales decreased last month.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes use 'decrease' transitively when they mean intransitively. For example, 'The company decreased' instead of 'The company's profits decreased.'
Anlam
Become smaller or less
Eşdizimler
sales decrease
|temperature decreases
|population decreases
Eş anlamlılar
drop (Informal; often used for sudden changes.)
|
diminish (Slightly more formal; often used in academic contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
increase (Means to become greater in amount, size, or degree.)
Konular
science
|business
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
To get less in number, size, or amount.
To become smaller in quantity, size, intensity, or degree.
İSIM
A2
3
csökkenés
B1
There was a sharp decrease in crime rates last year.
Tavaly jelentősen csökkent a bűnözési ráta.
We noticed a slight decrease in customer satisfaction.
Észrevettük, hogy kissé csökkent az ügyfelek elégedettsége.
A decrease in rainfall has affected crop production.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
There is a big decrease in prices.
Jelentős csökkenés tapasztalható az árakban.
We saw a decrease in visitors this year.
Idén csökkenést láttunk a látogatók számában.
The report shows a decrease in accidents.
Anlam
A reduction in size or amount
Eşdizimler
a decrease in sales
|sharp decrease
|slight decrease
Eş anlamlılar
reduction (More common and general; used widely in formal and informal contexts.)
|
drop (More informal; often used for sudden changes.)
Zıt anlamlılar
increase (Means a rise in amount, size, or degree.)
Konular
business
|science
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
A change that makes something less in number, size, or amount.
An instance or amount of becoming smaller in quantity, size, intensity, or degree.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
decrease
IPA
GB/dˈikɹˌis/
US/dˈikɹˌis/
Heceler ve vurgu
de - crease (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (de)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: decrease
- Plural: decrease, decreases
Verb
- Base: decrease
- 3rd Person Singular: decreases
- Present Participle: decreasing
- Past: decreased
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
decrease by half
1/dˈikɹˌis bˈaɪ hˈæf/
fixed phrase
Reduce to half the amount
To make something 50% less than before.
Örnekler
- The company decreased its waste by half last year.
- You should decrease your sugar intake by half for better health.
decrease over time
1/dˈikɹˌis ˈoʊvɚ tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Gradually become less over time
To slowly get smaller or less as time goes by.
Örnekler
- The pain will decrease over time.
- Interest rates are expected to decrease over time.
decrease the risk of
1/dɪkɹˈis ðə ɹˈɪsk əv/
fixed phrase
Reduce the chance of something happening
To make it less likely that something bad will happen.
Örnekler
- Wearing a helmet decreases the risk of head injury.
- Eating more vegetables can decrease the risk of heart disease.