Meanings
to make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
چھوٹا یا کم کرنا یا ہونا مقدار، سائز، شدت یا درجہ میں۔
کمی
kami
Common Collocations
- decrease in size
- decrease of interest
- decrease in temperature
Example Sentences
We need to decrease our expenses to save money.
ہمیں پیسے بچانے کے لیے اپنے خرچ میں کمی کرنی ہوگی۔
Humein paise bachanay ke liye apne kharch mein kami karni hogi.
The drug was shown to decrease symptoms of the illness.
اس دوا کو بیماری کی علامات میں کمی کرنے کے لیے دکھایا گیا۔
Is dawa ko bimari ki alamat mein kami karne ke liye dikhaya gaya.
He tried hard to decrease his weight.
اس نے اپنی وزن میں کمی کرنے کے لیے بہت کوشش کی۔
Us ne apni wazan mein kami karne ke liye bohat koshish ki.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of the 'de' in decrease as 'down', hence to decrease means to go down.
Imagine a balloon slowly deflating, symbolizing a decrease in size.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
محبت میں کمی نہ ہونے پائے، یہ عشق کی مٹھاس ہے، وہ کم بخت چکھا کے گئی۔
Mohabbat mein kami na hone paye, yeh ishq ki mithaas hai, woh kammakht chakh ke gayi.
Let there be no decrease in love, it's the sweetness of love, she tested it and left.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
جہاں دھیان وہاں کمی۔
Jahan dhyan wahan kami.
Where there is focus, there is decrease.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "decreasere" — to grow less
First known use: 14th century
The term 'decrease' has evolved from the Latin 'decreasere', meaning to lessen in size or quantity, and has been used in English since the Middle Ages.