HOW TO PRONOUNCE
multiply
/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/
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What does multiply mean?
verb
- To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
- To perform multiplication on (a number).
- To grow in number.
More meanings (6)
verb
- To breed or propagate.
- To perform multiplication.
- (rare) To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).
noun
- An act or instance of multiplying.
adverb
- In many or multiple ways.
adjective
- Having more than one ply or layer; multilayered.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/
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To find the weight of the earth take the length of a degree on a meridian and multiply by 62 1/2 pounds.
“Yes, the ocean has indeed circulation, and to promote it, the Creator has caused things to multiply in it—caloric, salt, and animalculae.”
More book examples (3)
These unwanted pregnancies often provoke the crime of abortion, or alternatively multiply the number of child-workers and lower the standard of living.
Every species of animals naturally multiplies in proportion to the means of their subsistence, and no species can ever multiply beyond it.
The larvae develop and multiply with great rapidity, and sometimes gain admission into the frontal sinus, causing intense cephalalgia, and even death.