Meaning of 'multiply'
Meaning of 'multiply' (Webster Dictionary)
- To become greater in number; to become numerous.
- To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
- To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy. - To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.
- 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.
- To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy.
- To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
- To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy. - To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.
- 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.
- To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy.
Meaning of 'multiply' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- combine or increase by multiplication
- combine or increase by multiplication
Example in sentence:
- He managed to multiply his profits
Meaning (2):
- combine by multiplication
- combine by multiplication
Example in sentence:
- multiply 10 by 15
Meaning (3):
- have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
- have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
Example in sentence:
- pandas rarely breed in captivity
Meaning (4):
- have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
- have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
Example in sentence:
- The Bible tells people to procreate;
- These bacteria reproduce
Meaning (5):
- in several ways; in a multiple manner
- in several ways; in a multiple manner
Example in sentence:
- they were multiply checked for errors
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