to become less or lower in size, amount, or strength; emphasize movement downward

Airplane ticket prices have _____ rapidly.

The temperature _____ at 12p.m.

Temperature is _____ in Brasília these days.

to become or make something larger or greater; imply changes in the number, level or amount of something

They’ve _____ the price of new cars.

Eating fast food _____ the risk of heart disease.

to increase something in size, number, or importance imply changes in the number, level or amount of something

The air in the balloon _____ when heated.

They _____ their number of video games recently.

to become smaller, or to make something smaller

My sweater _____ in the wash.

Its forests have _____ to almost half the size they were 10 years ago.

to become less, or to make something become less

During the summer months, rainfall ______.

land used for farming

food obtained for a household or for a country

the slow increase in the temperature of the Earth caused by the increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

water that does not contain salt

100 years

to change a solid substance (like ice) into a liquid