to multiply
Third Person
multiplies
Present Participle
multiplying
Past Tense
multiplied
Past Participle
multiplied
1
(mathematics) to add a number to itself a certain number of times
transitive
- If you have 3 apples and multiply them by 2, you'll have 6 apples in total.
- To find the area of a rectangle, you multiply its length by its width.
- When you multiply 5 by 4, the result is 20.
- Doubling a recipe means multiplying all the ingredients by 2.
- In the expression 3 × 7, you multiply 3 by 7 to get the answer.
Antonyms:
2
to significantly increase in quantity
- If you multiply your efforts, you will see better results.
- The team's success can multiply their chances of winning the championship.
- The organization aims to multiply its impact by collaborating with others.
- When conditions are favorable, crops can multiply quickly.
Synonyms:
3
to produce more animals by having them reproduce
transitive
- Farmers multiply sheep to grow their flocks.
- They multiply horses on the ranch to sell to buyers.
- The rabbits were multiplied for their fur and meat.
- They multiplied cattle to expand their dairy business.
- The fish were multiplied in tanks for commercial purposes.
Synonyms:
4
to increase in number by producing offspring
- These plants multiply by spreading their seeds in the wind.
- The fish will multiply in the pond if conditions are right.
- Some species of birds multiply once a year.
- Frogs multiply by laying eggs in the water.
- Insects multiply in warm weather.