decrease
verb (used without object)
to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..
decreased
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past participleof decrease.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof decrease.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
decreaseverb (used without object)to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..
Example Sentences
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In skin cells from male participants, recycling activity decreased as age increased.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Their osteoporosis has worsened, and they’ve ended up suffering compression fractures in their back as a result of the decreased density of their bones.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Truck supply has decreased due to safety enforcement, said Shelley Simpson, CEO of J.B.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Attacks on missile launch sites in Crimea have dramatically decreased the number of ballistic and cruise missiles launched from that direction, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
However, any human beings who were observing the cups would be living in a universe in which disorder decreased with time.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
