multiply
Translation
to multiply, to increase, to breed
Examples
If you multiply four by five, you get twenty.
If you multiply four by five, you get twenty.
Rabbits multiply very quickly.
Rabbits multiply very quickly.
Our problems have multiplied recently.
Our problems have multiplied recently.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) by ((sth.)) to add a number to itself a particular number of times. If you multiply four by five, you get twenty.
to increase in number or amount. Rabbits multiply very quickly.
Similar Words
Synonyms: increase, expand, reproduce; Antonyms: divide, decrease
Etymology
From Latin 'multiplicare' (to increase), from 'multus' (many) + 'plicare' (to fold).
Memory Tips
To multiply is to make something 'multiple'. Think of the math operation or how animals increase in number.