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  1. Russian
  2. /Agreement with quantifiers (большинство, ряд)
  3. /сокращаться

сокращаться

сокращаться
to decrease (in size, volume, or quantity)
From Lesson 342:Agreement with quantifiers (большинство, ряд)·Russian

Usages of сокращаться

Большинство женщин не хотят иметь много детей, поэтому рождаемость сокращается.
The majority of women do not want to have many children, so the birth rate is decreasing.
Смертность тоже сокращалась, причём большинство людей жили очень долго.
The death rate was also decreasing, moreover the majority of people lived very long.

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