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Engelsk navneord: decrease | |||
| 1. | decrease (om begivenhed) a change downward | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided. There was a sharp drop-off in sales. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | drop-off, lessening | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | alteration, change, modification | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | attrition, casualty, dwindling, dwindling away, shrinkage, shrinking, sinking, waning | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | increase | ||
| 2. | decrease (om proces) a process of becoming smaller or shorter | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decrement | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | physical process, process | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | decay, decline, decline, desensitisation, desensitization, diminution, narrowing, slippage, wastage | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | increment, growth, increase | ||
| 3. | decrease (om egenskab) the amount by which something decreases | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decrement | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | amount | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | dip, drop, fall, free fall, shrinkage | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | increment, increase | ||
| 4. | decrease (om handling) the act of decreasing or reducing something | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | diminution, reduction, step-down | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | change of magnitude | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | alleviation, amortisation, amortization, contraction, cut, cutback, de-escalation, declassification, deduction, deduction, deflation, depletion, depreciation, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, discount, easement, easing, extenuation, lowering, minimisation, minimization, mitigation, mitigation, moderation, palliation, price reduction, relief, reverse split, reverse stock split, rollback, shelter, shortening, shrinking, split down, subtraction, tax credit, tax shelter, weakening | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | step-up, increase | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: decrease | |||
| 1. | decrease (om ændring) decrease in size, extent, or range | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester. The cabin pressure fell dramatically. Her weight fell to under a hundred pounds. His voice fell to a whisper. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | diminish, fall, lessen | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | change magnitude | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | abate, boil down, break, break, concentrate, contract, de-escalate, decelerate, decline, decoct, decrescendo, deflate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, die away, drop off, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, ease off, ease up, flag, fly, go down, let up, reduce, remit, retard, shorten, shrink, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel, shrivel up, slack, slack off, slacken off, slow, slow down, slow up, taper, thin out, undervalue, vanish, vaporize, wane, wane, wane, weaken, wither | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | increase | ||
| 2. | decrease (om ændring) make smaller | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He decreased his staff. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | lessen, minify | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | alter, change, modify | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | abate, abbreviate, abridge, belittle, boil down, bring down, circumscribe, concentrate, confine, contract, cut, cut, cut, cut back, cut down, de-escalate, diminish, foreshorten, limit, lour, lower, minimise, minimize, mitigate, pare, pare down, reduce, reduce, reduce, reduce, relax, shorten, shrink, slack, slack, slack up, slacken, slake, step down, suppress, trim, trim back, trim down, turn down, weaken | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | increase | ||
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