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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "increase"
}
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "decrease",
"source": "header"
},
{
"form": "en-noun-s",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "decrease",
"raw_tags": [
"ενικός"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "decreases",
"raw_tags": [
"πληθυντικός"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The increase in inflation means, in effect, a decrease in incomes.",
"translation": "Η άνοδος του πληθωρισμού σημαίνει στην πράξη μείωση των εισοδημάτων."
}
],
"glosses": [
"η μείωση, η ελάττωση, η απομείωση"
],
"id": "el-decrease-en-noun-0Rv2bF6i"
}
],
"word": "decrease"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "decrease",
"source": "header"
},
{
"form": "en-verb-'love'",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "decrease",
"raw_tags": [
"ενεστώτας"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "decreases",
"raw_tags": [
"γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"third-person",
"singular",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "decreased",
"raw_tags": [
"αόριστος"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"aorist"
]
},
{
"form": "decreased",
"raw_tags": [
"παθητική μετοχή"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"passive",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "decreasing",
"raw_tags": [
"ενεργητική μετοχή"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"active",
"participle"
]
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "She decreased the speed.",
"translation": "Μείωσε την ταχύτητα."
},
{
"text": "His influence started to decrease.",
"translation": "Η επιρροή του άρχισε να μειώνεται."
},
{
"text": "decreased demand - ελαττωμένη ζήτηση"
},
{
"text": "They will decrease our wages.",
"translation": "Θα ελαττώσουν τους μισθούς μας."
},
{
"text": "The population of my village decreased by half.",
"translation": "Ο πληθυσμός του χωριού μου ελαττώθηκε στο μισό."
},
{
"text": "Our oil stock decreased.",
"translation": "Τα αποθέματά μας σε πετρέλαιο λιγόστεψαν."
},
{
"text": "I’m decreasing my expenses.",
"translation": "Περιορίζω τα έξοδά μου."
}
],
"glosses": [
"μειώνω, ελαττώνω, λιγοστεύω, περιορίζω, κάνω κάτι να γίνει μικρότερο σε μέγεθος, αριθμό κτλ.· γίνομαι μικρότερος σε μέγεθος, αριθμό κτλ."
],
"id": "el-decrease-en-verb-GLEurmcm",
"raw_tags": [
"μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"word": "decrease"
}
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "increase"
}
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "decrease",
"source": "header"
},
{
"form": "en-noun-s",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "decrease",
"raw_tags": [
"ενικός"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "decreases",
"raw_tags": [
"πληθυντικός"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The increase in inflation means, in effect, a decrease in incomes.",
"translation": "Η άνοδος του πληθωρισμού σημαίνει στην πράξη μείωση των εισοδημάτων."
}
],
"glosses": [
"η μείωση, η ελάττωση, η απομείωση"
]
}
],
"word": "decrease"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "decrease",
"source": "header"
},
{
"form": "en-verb-'love'",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "decrease",
"raw_tags": [
"ενεστώτας"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "decreases",
"raw_tags": [
"γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"third-person",
"singular",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "decreased",
"raw_tags": [
"αόριστος"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"aorist"
]
},
{
"form": "decreased",
"raw_tags": [
"παθητική μετοχή"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"passive",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "decreasing",
"raw_tags": [
"ενεργητική μετοχή"
],
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"active",
"participle"
]
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "She decreased the speed.",
"translation": "Μείωσε την ταχύτητα."
},
{
"text": "His influence started to decrease.",
"translation": "Η επιρροή του άρχισε να μειώνεται."
},
{
"text": "decreased demand - ελαττωμένη ζήτηση"
},
{
"text": "They will decrease our wages.",
"translation": "Θα ελαττώσουν τους μισθούς μας."
},
{
"text": "The population of my village decreased by half.",
"translation": "Ο πληθυσμός του χωριού μου ελαττώθηκε στο μισό."
},
{
"text": "Our oil stock decreased.",
"translation": "Τα αποθέματά μας σε πετρέλαιο λιγόστεψαν."
},
{
"text": "I’m decreasing my expenses.",
"translation": "Περιορίζω τα έξοδά μου."
}
],
"glosses": [
"μειώνω, ελαττώνω, λιγοστεύω, περιορίζω, κάνω κάτι να γίνει μικρότερο σε μέγεθος, αριθμό κτλ.· γίνομαι μικρότερος σε μέγεθος, αριθμό κτλ."
],
"raw_tags": [
"μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"word": "decrease"
}
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