how to pronounce decrease

/dɪkˈɹiːs/

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decrease is pronounced in two syllables

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dɪkɹs

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An example use of decrease in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… potential to really decrease the amount …”

meaning of decrease

Decrease means to make smaller or less in amount or size.

decrease frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word decrease occurs in english on average 7.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics decrease can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that decrease can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;

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