decrease
/dɪˈkriːs/verb
उच्चारण डिक्रीस
घटना; घटाना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (from sth) (to sth) | ~ (by sth)
to become smaller in size, number or amount; to make something smaller
घटना; घटाना
- The number of errors decreased after practice.
- The company decreased its prices by ten per cent.
- The temperature decreases as you climb the mountain.
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- The factory decreased its output by a quarter.
- Her marks have decreased slightly since last term.
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[C, U] ~ (in sth)
the process of becoming smaller; the amount by which something is smaller
कमी, गिरावट
- There has been a decrease in road accidents.
- A sharp decrease in prices pleased the buyers.
- There was a slight decrease in the price of onions.
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- A decrease of five per cent in rainfall hurt the crops.
- The decrease in the number of tigers worries wildlife experts.
Opposite increase
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
decrease (intransitive verb)
Used without an object when something becomes smaller by itself: prices decrease, the population decreases.
जब कोई चीज़ अपने आप घटती है, तब बिना object के प्रयोग होता है, जैसे prices decrease, the population decreases।
- The number of road accidents has decreased this year.
- Rainfall decreases as we move towards the desert.
decrease by / from ... to ...
By gives the amount of the fall, from gives the starting point and to gives the end point.
'By' घटने की मात्रा बताता है, 'from' आरंभिक बिंदु और 'to' अंतिम बिंदु।
- The fee decreased by ten per cent.
- The attendance decreased from sixty to forty.
a decrease in sth / a decrease of ...
As a noun, decrease takes in for the thing that falls and of for the size of the fall. The stress is on the first syllable in the noun and on the second in the verb.
Noun के रूप में जिस चीज़ में कमी हो उसके लिए 'in' और कमी की मात्रा के लिए 'of' आता है। Noun में stress पहले syllable पर और verb में दूसरे पर होता है।
- There was a sharp decrease in the price of onions.
- A decrease of five marks changed her grade.
on the decrease
A fixed phrase meaning gradually becoming less.
यह एक निश्चित वाक्यांश है, जिसका अर्थ धीरे-धीरे कम होते जाना है।
- Crime in our locality is on the decrease.
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adverb + decrease
sharplysteadilygraduallyslightlysignificantly
- The river level decreased steadily after the monsoon.
adjective + decrease
sharpsteadyslightgradualdramatic
- A dramatic decrease in sales worried the shopkeeper.
decrease + noun
the riskthe speedthe costthe pressurethe number
- Regular exercise can decrease the risk of heart disease.
decrease in + noun
demandtemperaturepopulationenrolmentprices
- The school saw a decrease in enrolment last year.
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- The temperature in Shimla decreases sharply after sunset.
सूर्यास्त के बाद शिमला का तापमान तेज़ी से गिरता है।
- The government hopes to decrease the number of dropouts in rural schools.
सरकार ग्रामीण स्कूलों में पढ़ाई छोड़ने वालों की संख्या घटाना चाहती है।
- There has been a steady decrease in the use of plastic bags in our town.
हमारे शहर में प्लास्टिक की थैलियों के प्रयोग में लगातार कमी आई है।
- Radhika's anxiety decreased once she saw the question paper.
प्रश्न-पत्र देखते ही राधिका की घबराहट कम हो गई।
- Interest rates are on the decrease, so loans will become cheaper.
ब्याज दरें घट रही हैं, इसलिए ऋण सस्ते हो जाएंगे।
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✗ The prices have been decreased by the monsoon.
✓ The prices have decreased because of the monsoon.
In this sense decrease is intransitive; no one is acting on the prices, so the passive is wrong.
इस अर्थ में 'decrease' intransitive है; कीमतों पर कोई कार्य नहीं कर रहा, इसलिए passive गलत है।
✗ There is a decrease of crime in our city.
✓ There is a decrease in crime in our city.
Use in for the thing that falls; of is used for the amount of the fall.
जिस चीज़ में कमी हो उसके लिए 'in' आता है; 'of' कमी की मात्रा के लिए प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The marks decreased to ten when the penalty was added.
✓ The marks decreased by ten when the penalty was added.
To shows the final figure; by shows the size of the fall. Ten here is the amount lost.
'To' अंतिम संख्या बताता है; 'by' कमी की मात्रा बताता है। यहाँ दस कम हुई राशि है।
✗ The number of students are decreasing every year.
✓ The number of students is decreasing every year.
The subject is the number, which is singular, so the verb is is.
Subject 'the number' singular है, इसलिए verb 'is' आएगी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All of these mean becoming smaller, but they differ in formality and in what is reduced.
इन सभी का अर्थ घटना है, पर formality और घटने वाली चीज़ में अंतर है।
A neutral, fairly formal word for numbers, amounts or levels becoming smaller.
संख्या, मात्रा या स्तर के घटने के लिए तटस्थ और कुछ औपचारिक शब्द।
- Sales decreased in the summer.
Usually transitive: someone or something makes a thing smaller.
प्रायः transitive: कोई व्यक्ति या चीज़ किसी को घटाती है।
- The shop reduced the price of rice.
Suggests a gradual fall in quality, health or importance as well as in number.
संख्या के साथ गुणवत्ता, स्वास्थ्य या महत्त्व में धीरे-धीरे गिरावट का भाव।
- His health declined with age.
A formal word for becoming gradually less in size, strength or importance.
आकार, शक्ति या महत्त्व के धीरे-धीरे कम होने के लिए औपचारिक शब्द।
- Her interest in cricket diminished over time.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Verb deCREASE, noun DEcrease.
Verb में stress दूसरे syllable पर और noun में पहले पर आता है।
A decrease in sales.
'a decrease in sales' आता है।