multiply
🇺🇸
/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
verb
B2
To make a number bigger by adding it to itself many times.
If you multiply 3 by 4, you get 12.
B2
To grow or make something grow a lot in number or amount.
Our worries multiply when we face big challenges.
R
To have many babies or make more of something like animals or bacteria.
Bacteria multiply quickly in warm places.
translation
To make a number bigger by adding it to itself many times.; To grow or make something grow a lot in number or amount.; To have many babies or make more of something like animals or bacteria.
Word Forms
3rd Present
multiplies
Past
multiplied
Perfect
multiplied
Progressive
multiplying