減る — meaning in English

English meaning

• decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
• reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.

Senses

減る is used for these senses in English:

• decrease (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.

decrease — full definition

1. verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
2. noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.

reduce — full definition

1. verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
2. verb To boil a sauce or liquid down so it becomes thicker and more concentrated.
3. verb To bring a broken bone or dislocated joint back into its correct position.
4. verb To force someone into a lesser or worse state or condition.

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