Decrease vs. increase - WordReference Forums In Russian, the verbs for "increase" and "decrease" are увеличивать and уменьшать Both use the prefix у-, whereas the stems relate to "big" and "small", respectively The semantic of the prefix basically has to do with the "orbit" of the subject object, which in many verbs is further interpreted as some kind of distancing
Increase (decrease) of in - WordReference Forums Hi to everybody! I have read a few post about "Increase in of" and actually I can't understand when should I use increase in or increase of For example: "An increase of sound velocity and a decrease of the wave amplitude were found when the magnetic field is applied",I've been told I should
decrease up down to - WordReference Forums Hi, can you tell "temperature was decreased up to -20ºC"? I don't know if you can tell "down to" instead any suggestion? thanks for helping
reduce decrease - WordReference Forums reduce decrease When they are used in "verb + noun" form, what's (if any) the main difference between them? Are the following phrases correct? 1 reduce air pollution decrease air pollution 2 reduce happiness decrease happiness 3 reduce the speed decrease the speed 4 reduce
Decline, decrease, drop, improvement | WordReference Forums The sentences are written in neutral terms, without expressing a viewpoint, so "improvement" seems a little out of place without a wider context Similarly, "decline" has a rather negative tone, as if the reduction is to be deplored Both "decrease" and "reduction" are good, but "drop" is a more casual word that does not fit so well in a sentence that also includes a term like "partly
to decrease to be decreased - WordReference Forums To my ears, 'will have to be decreased' sounds even stranger than 'will have to decrease' I would look for some other way of saying it And although the verb 'decrease' exists, it is somewhat formal and academic You might use it in a technical paper but not in ordinary dialogue How about using 'reduce' instead? 'Our company's net loss will have to be reduced by double digits in order to
a trend of increasing decreasing | WordReference Forums Hi, Does "a trend of increasing decreasing" sound okay in my sentence below? "liver lipid peroxidation showed a trend of increasing during the light cycle and decreasing during the dark cycle " Thanks!
It decreased slightly or It slightly decreased? - WordReference Forums In early 2005 the recycling rate of France was the highest among these three countries However, it slightly decreased to 30% in 2013 In this sentence Can I type decreased slightly rather than slightly decreased?
decrease or decreases? - WordReference Forums Use "decrease" to match your description Remember, what you should be describing is what the data represents, not the form it is presented in This does not mean that you cannot say that the number of local calls decreased in each of the three years 2000-2002, and then use "decreases", but don't feel that you have to describe the shape of the chart If the data had been plotted on a line
decrease by 2 by 2 times - WordReference Forums Where have you seen "decrease something by X times" ? It is the direct translation of the phrase "decrease something by a factor of" from the russian language