MULTIPLY (multiplied)
Dictionary entry overview: What does multiply mean?
• MULTIPLY (verb)
The verb MULTIPLY has 4 senses:
1. combine by multiplication
2. combine or increase by multiplication
3. have young (animals)
4. have offspring or young
Familiarity information: MULTIPLY used as a verb is uncommon.
• MULTIPLY (adverb)
The adverb MULTIPLY has 1 sense:
1. in several ways; in a multiple manner
Familiarity information: MULTIPLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MULTIPLY (verb)
Meaning:
Combine by multiplication
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
multiply 10 by 15
Hypernyms (to "multiply" is one way to...):
calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
Domain category:
arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "multiply"):
square (raise to the second power)
cube (raise to the third power)
raise (multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
divide (perform a division)
Meaning:
Combine or increase by multiplication
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
manifold; multiply
Context example:
He managed to multiply his profits
Hypernyms (to "multiply" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "multiply"):
proliferate (cause to grow or increase rapidly)
quintuple (increase fivefold)
quadruple (increase fourfold)
treble; triple (increase threefold)
double; duplicate (increase twofold)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence examples:
They multiply their earnings this year
Their earnings multiply this year
Meaning:
Have young (animals)
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
multiply; breed
Context example:
pandas rarely breed in captivity
Hypernyms (to "multiply" is one way to...):
multiply; procreate; reproduce (have offspring or young)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "multiply"):
pullulate (breed freely and abundantly)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Have offspring or young
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
procreate; reproduce; multiply
Context examples:
The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly / The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be
Hypernyms (to "multiply" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "multiply"):
propagate (multiply sexually or asexually)
fructify; set (bear fruit)
breed; multiply (have young (animals))
brood; cover; hatch; incubate (sit on (eggs))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
• MULTIPLY (adverb)
Meaning:
In several ways; in a multiple manner
Context example:
they were multiply checked for errors
Antonym:
singly (one by one; one at a time)
Pertainym:
multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)
