multiply

B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #13359

Meanings

1

verb
To find the total of a number added to itself a certain number of times.

When you multiply 3 by 7, you get 21.
2

verb
To increase greatly in number or amount.

Without predators, the rabbits multiplied quickly.

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Forms multipliedmultipliesmultiplydmultiplying

Derived forms cross-multiplydemultiplymultipleemultipliablemultiplicandmultiplicationmultiplicatorymultiplierovermultiplypostmultiplypremultiplyremultiplication

Etymology

From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb.

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# multiply

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 13359

## Meanings
1. To find the total of a number added to itself a certain number of times.
2. To increase greatly in number or amount.

## Examples
- When you multiply 3 by 7, you get 21.
- Without predators, the rabbits multiplied quickly.

## Derived Forms
- cross-multiply
- demultiply
- multiplee
- multipliable
- multiplicand
- multiplication
- multiplicatory
- multiplier
- overmultiply
- postmultiply
- premultiply
- remultiplication

## Etymology
From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb.

## AI Etymology
Multiply comes from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb. In present-day English its meanings include to find the total of a number added to itself a certain number of times and to increase greatly in number or amount. Related and derived forms include cross-multiply, demultiply, and multiplee.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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