No. 12,148 in Polish
maleć
"Maleć" means "to decrease" or "to diminish" in English.
In a sentence
Ceny mieszkań zaczęły maleć w ostatnim kwartale.
Housing prices started to decline in the last quarter.
Here 'maleć' is used to describe the reduction in housing prices.
Wygląda na to, że nasza grupa zaczyna maleć.
It seems that our group is beginning to shrink.
In this sentence, 'maleć' indicates the decrease in the size of a group.
Jego wiara w projekt zdawała się z każdym dniem maleć.
His faith in the project seemed to diminish day by day.
Here the use of 'maleć' expresses a gradual reduction in faith or confidence.
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