Multiply Multiplied ˈmʌltɪplaɪ Problems Number Verb Bre Children

• the children are already learning to multiply and divide.
• 2 multiplied by 4 is/equals/makes 8 (= 2×4 = 8).
• multiply 2 and 6 together and you get 12.
• our problems have multiplied since last year.

multiply

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 2 and 6 together and you get 12.
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.
3. to reproduce in large numbers; to make something do this
• Rabbits multiply rapidly.
• It is possible to multiply these bacteria in the laboratory.

Extra Examples

• 2 multiplied by 4 is 8.
• If you are cooking for more people, just multiply up the quantities.
• Just imagine all the problems we’ve been having, multiplied a thousandfold.
• Multiply these two figures together.
• micro-organisms that multiply rapidly

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they multiply
• he / she / it multiplies
• past simple multiplied
• past participle multiplied
• -ing form multiplying

Word Origin

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