multiply
gb/mˈʌltɪpli/ us/mˈʌltɪpli/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 9400
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
A2
action
1
do multiplication in mathematics
To do a math step where you find the answer when one number is taken a certain number of times.
نمط الاستخدام:
to multiply [number] by [number]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes say *"times four by five"* instead of *"multiply four by five"* or simply *"four times five"*. Use *"multiply [number] by [number]"* for the full verb phrase.
المرادفات
calculate (More general; can mean doing any kind of math, not only multiplication.)
الأضداد
divide (The standard opposite arithmetic operation to multiplication.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
multiply by ten
|multiply the numbers
|multiply a number by
|multiply fractions
|multiply decimals
|multiply everything out
الموضوعات
math
|education
|science
أمثلة
- To find the area of the rectangle, multiply the length by the width.
- If you multiply six by eight, you get forty-eight.
- First multiply all the numbers in the top row, then do the same for the bottom row.
- Students were asked to multiply the fractions and simplify the result.
- You need to multiply the result by 100 to get a percentage.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- In class we learn to multiply big numbers.
- The teacher shows us how to multiply three by four.
- You can use a calculator to multiply these two numbers.
- Please multiply ten by five and write the answer.
- We practice how to multiply whole numbers every day.
فعل
B1
action
2
increase greatly in number or amount
To grow or to make something grow so there is much more of it than before.
نمط الاستخدام:
to multiply [things/problems/costs] (often: multiply quickly/rapidly)
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with the strict math meaning and overuse it in technical contexts. In everyday speech, use this sense when numbers, problems, or other things grow a lot or in many places, not when you are doing a clear math calculation.
المرادفات
increase (A very common and general word; does not always suggest the strong or repeated growth that "multiply" can imply.)
الأضداد
decrease (Describes numbers, amounts, or problems becoming fewer or smaller, the opposite of multiplying.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
multiply rapidly
|multiply quickly
|costs have multiplied
|problems multiplied
|risks multiply
|opportunities multiplied
الموضوعات
change
|society
|business
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- As the company grew, its responsibilities multiplied.
- In recent years, housing costs have multiplied in many big cities.
- The challenges multiplied as the deadline approached.
- Rumors multiplied online within a matter of hours.
- Small mistakes can multiply into serious problems over time.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- Our expenses have multiplied since we had children.
- The problems multiplied after the manager left.
- Online orders multiplied during the holiday season.
- Her followers multiplied when she started posting videos.
- If we do nothing, these small issues will multiply.
فعل
technical
B2
action
3
organisms reproduce and increase
For living things like germs, cells, or animals to make more of themselves so there are more and more of them.
نمط الاستخدام:
to multiply in/on [place]; [organisms] multiply
خطأ شائع:
Learners may overuse general verbs like *"grow"* or *"become many"* instead of this more precise scientific verb. Use *"multiply"* in medical or scientific contexts when you talk about germs, cells, or animals producing more of themselves.
المرادفات
reproduce (A standard biological term; slightly more formal and not limited to fast or large increases in number.)
الأضداد
die out (Describes a group of living things going to zero in number, the opposite of multiplying.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
bacteria multiply
|cells multiply
|germs multiply
|viruses multiply
|multiply in warm conditions
|multiply rapidly
الموضوعات
biology
|health
|science
|animals
أمثلة
- Bacteria multiply quickly in warm, moist environments.
- The virus can multiply inside human cells within hours.
- If food is left out of the fridge, germs may multiply on its surface.
- These cells continue to multiply until they form a visible colony.
- In favorable conditions, the insects can multiply at an alarming rate.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- Germs multiply when we do not wash our hands.
- In the petri dish, the cells multiply very fast.
- The doctor said the virus can multiply in the lungs.
- Bacteria multiply more slowly in cold places.
- In summer, mosquitoes multiply near still water.
adverb
formal
C1
property
4
in many ways or many times
In many different ways, or many times, often used before words like "injured" or "blessed" to show a large amount.
نمط الاستخدام:
multiply [past participle/adjective] (e.g. multiply injured)
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes think this is the same as the verb *"to multiply"* and try to use it before nouns (e.g. *"a multiply problem"*). In this sense it is an adverb, usually before a past participle: *"multiply injured"*, *"multiply disadvantaged"*.
المرادفات
many times (More common and direct; does not carry the same formal or literary tone as "multiply".)
الأضداد
once (Indicates a single time or way, contrasting with the idea of "many times" in this sense.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
multiply injured
|multiply disadvantaged
|multiply taxed
|multiply blessed
الموضوعات
literary
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The policy changes left some families multiply disadvantaged.
- He arrived at the hospital multiply injured after the crash.
- These communities are multiply affected by both pollution and unemployment.
- Women in that group are multiply burdened by work and caregiving duties.
- Refugees are often multiply vulnerable during emergencies.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The man was multiply injured in the accident.
- She is multiply stressed by money, work, and family problems.
- Some students are multiply disadvantaged at school.
- The area is multiply damaged by storms each year.
- These people are multiply affected by poor health and low pay.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
multiply
IPA
GB/mˈʌltɪpli/
US/mˈʌltɪpli/
المقاطع والنبر
mul - tiply (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (mul)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: multiply
- 3rd Person Singular: multiplies
- Present Participle: multiplying
- Past: multiplied
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
be fruitful and multiply
1/bˈi fɹˈutfəl ˈænd mˈʌltɪpli/
idiom
literary
have many children; increase in number
To have many children and grow in number, often used in a religious or literary context.
أمثلة
- The phrase "be fruitful and multiply" comes from the Bible.
- He quoted the line "be fruitful and multiply" during the wedding speech.
multiply by
1/mˈʌltɪpli bˈaɪ/
phrasal verb
do multiplication with a second number
To do a math step where one number is used as the main number and another number is used as the "by" number to find the result.
أمثلة
- To convert meters to centimeters, multiply the length by one hundred.
- You should multiply the total by three to get the final cost.
- In this exercise, multiply each number by itself.