1. to decrease, to be reduced, to grow less, to abate
2. to reduce, to lessen, to cut down, to mitigate, to diminish
3. to subtract, to deduct, to take off
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
