decrease

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in Vietnamese Giảm bớt, giảm đi

BrE /dɪˈkriːs/ AmE /dɪˈkris/

verb / noun en → vi

past decreased pp decreased ing decreasing

1 REDUCE [transitive/intransitive] B1

Giảm bớt, giảm đi

to become smaller in amount or degree; to make something smaller in amount or degree

  • decrease by/from/to something

Collocations decrease in sales · sales decreased by 20%

  • The number of people attending the event has decreased.

    Số người tham dự sự kiện đã giảm đi.

2 REDUCE [transitive] B1

Giảm bớt, giảm đi

to make something smaller in amount or degree; to become smaller in amount or degree

  • decrease sth by/from/to something

Collocations decrease the price · the company decreased its workforce

  • The government is trying to decrease unemployment.

    Chính phủ đang cố gắng giảm tỷ lệ thất nghiệp.

1 REDUCTION [noun] B1

Giảm sút, sự giảm bớt

a reduction in amount, degree, or value; a smaller number of something

  • a decrease in sth

Collocations a decrease in profits · the latest decrease in interest rates

  • There has been a significant decrease in the number of accidents.

    Số vụ tai nạn đã giảm đáng kể.

2 REDUCTION [noun] B1

Giảm sút, sự giảm bớt

a reduction in amount, degree, or value; a smaller number of something

  • sth is a decrease

Collocations a 20% decrease in sales · the latest decrease in interest rates

  • The latest decrease was the third this year.

    Giảm gần đây là lần giảm thứ ba trong năm.