Decrease and Listen

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Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

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Listen and decrease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Listen" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Listen

Listen verb - To pay attention especially through the act of hearing.

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Decrease and listen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Listen".

Nearby Words: listening, listened, listener

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Common collocations

time	decrease time	listen time
food	decrease food	listen food
times	decrease times	listen times

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If you listen carefully, you can hear a decrease in natural sounds, such as dogs barking or birds chirping, as the film progresses.

Source: Film / Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

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Listen and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/listen

Decrease & Listen. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/listen>.

Listen or Decrease. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/listen.

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