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1. (v.t.) multiply
to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
2. multiply
to find the product of by multiplication.
3. multiply
to increase by procreation.
4. (v.i.) multiply
to grow in number, quantity, etc.; increase.
5. multiply
to perform the process of multiplication.
6. multiply
to increase in number by procreation or natural generation.
7. (adv.) multiply
in several or many ways.
Etymology: (1880–85)
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| Definition of 'multiply' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) multiply
combine by multiplication
"multiply 10 by 15"
2. (verb) multiply, manifold
combine or increase by multiplication
"He managed to multiply his profits"
3. (verb) breed, multiply
have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
"pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"
4. (adverb) reproduce, procreate, multiply
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
"The Bible tells people to procreate"
5. (adverb) multiply
in several ways; in a multiple manner
"they were multiply checked for errors"
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1. (verb) multiply
to increase
In 1000 years, the human race has multiplied 20 times.; small businesses multiplying in the area
2. multiply
to add a number to itself a particular number of times
If you multiply two by four you get eight.; kids learning to multiply
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| Definition of 'multiply' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) multiply
to increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to
2. (verb) multiply
to add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under Multiplication
3. (verb) multiply
to increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy
4. (verb) multiply
to become greater in number; to become numerous
5. (verb) multiply
to increase in extent and influence; to spread
6. (verb) multiply
to increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy
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Sense: to add a number to itself a given number of times and find the total
4 + 4 + 4 or 4 multiplied by 3 or 4; 3 = 12.
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 Afrikaans: maal, vermenigvuldig |
 Arabic: يَضْرب عَدداً في آخر |
 Bulgarian: умножавам |
 Brazilian: multiplicar |
 Czech: (z)násobit |
 German: multipliziert |
 Danish: gange |
 Greek: πολλαπλασιάζω |
 Spanish: multiplicar |
 Estonian: korrutama |
 Farsi: ضرب کردن |
 Finnish: kertoa |
 French: multiplier |
 Hebrew: לְהַכפִּיל |
 Hindi: गुणा करना |
 Croatian: množiti |
 Hungarian: (meg)szoroz |
 Indonesian: mengalikan |
 Icelandic: margfalda |
 Italian: moltiplicare |
 Japanese: 掛ける |
 Korean: 곱하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)dauginti |
 Latvian: reizināt |
 Malay: kali |
 Dutch: vermenigvuldigen |
 Norwegian: gange, multiplisere |
 Polish: mnożyć |
 Persian: ضرب کردن |
 Pashto: ضرب کول |
 Portuguese: multiplicar |
 Romanian: aînmulţi |
 Russian: умножать, множить |
 Slovak: (vy)násobiť |
 Slovenian: (po)množiti |
 Serbian: pomnožiti |
 Swedish: multiplicera |
 Thai: คูณ |
 Turkish: çarpmak |
 Taiwanese: 乘 |
 Ukrainian: множити |
 Urdu: ضرب دینا |
 Vietnamese: nhân lên |
 Chinese: 乘 |
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