Multiply Multiplied ˈmʌltɪplaɪ Length Number Verb Children Learning

• the children are already learning to multiply and divide.
• 2 multiplied by 4 is/equals/makes 8 (= 2 × 4  =  8).
• multiply the length by the width.
• multiply 2 and 6 together and you get 12.

multiply

Verb Forms

1. to add a number to itself a particular number of times
• The children are already learning to multiply and divide.
• 2 multiplied by 4 is/equals/makes 8 (= 2 × 4  =  8).
• Multiply the length by the width.
• Multiply 2 and 6 together and you get 12.
• If you are cooking for more people, just multiply up the quantities.

Extra Examples

• The results were multiplied by 1 000.
• Multiply these two figures together.
• Your pension is a percentage of final salary multiplied by length of service.
• The momentum of an object is defined as its mass multiplied by its velocity.
2. to increase or make something increase very much in number or amount
• Our problems have multiplied since last year.
• Cigarette smoking multiplies the risk of cancer.

Extra Examples

• The film was a great success, with screenings multiplying week by week.
• Just imagine all the problems we've been having, multiplied a thousandfold.
• Her bitterness was multiplied by his refusal to apologize.
3. to produce young animals, bacteria, etc. in large numbers
• Rabbits multiply rapidly.
• Protected reserves help tigers survive and multiply.
• microorganisms that multiply rapidly
• It is possible to multiply these bacteria in the laboratory.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicare.