multiply

//ˈmʌltɪplaɪ//
B1Frequency Level 10Neutral
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Verb

multiplyInfinitive
multiplyPresent tense
multipliedPast tense
multipliedPast participle
multiplyingPresent participle
multipliesThird-person singular
1

To perform the mathematical operation of multiplication; to calculate the product of two or more numbers.

If you multiply 6 by 4, you get 24.

2

To increase greatly in number or quantity; to reproduce or breed.

Bacteria multiply rapidly in warm conditions.

3

To cause to increase in number or amount; to make more numerous.

The new policy will multiply job opportunities in the region.