Multiply
Definition
Multiply is a verb that refers to increasing in number, quantity, or degree, often through addition or replication. In mathematics, it means finding the product of two or more numbers.
Parts of Speech
- Verb
Pronunciation
American English
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈmʌl.tɪˌplaɪ/
- Respelling: MUL-ti-ply
British English
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈmʌl.tɪˌplaɪ/
- Respelling: MUL-ti-ply
Etymology
The word "multiply" originates from the Latin "multiplicare," meaning "to increase, multiply," from "multus" (much, many) and "plicare" (to fold). It entered Middle English through Old French "multiplier," retaining its sense of increase or replication.
Derivatives
- Multiplication (noun)
- Multiplier (noun)
- Multiplicative (adjective)
- Multiplied (adjective/verb)
- Multipliable (adjective)
Synonyms
- Increase
- Proliferate
- Expand
Antonyms
- Decrease
- Reduce
- Diminish
Usage
The term "multiply" is used in everyday and technical contexts. For example: "The bacteria began to multiply rapidly under ideal conditions," or "In math class, we learned how to multiply fractions."
Related Terms
- Division: The process of splitting a quantity into equal parts.
- Product: The result of multiplying two or more numbers.
- Exponent: A mathematical operation that involves repeated multiplication.
Detailed Definitions
Verb
- To increase in number or quantity: Refers to growth or replication in size or amount.
- Example: "The rabbits began to multiply quickly in the spring."
- To perform mathematical multiplication: Refers to the process of finding the product of two or more numbers.
- Example: "To find the area of a rectangle, you multiply its length by its width."
- To increase by replication or reproduction: Describes the act of reproducing or generating more entities.
- Example: "The cells multiplied during the experiment."
multiply
The rabbits began to multiply quickly in the spring.
To find the area of a rectangle, you multiply its length by its width.
The cells multiplied during the experiment.
🇨🇳 Mandarin
- 乘 (chéng) - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʈʂʰəŋ˥˩/
- Respelling: chuhng
- 繁衍 (fányǎn) - for the meaning "to multiply, to reproduce"
- IPA Pronunciation: /fa̠n˧˥ jɛn˨˩˦/
- Respelling: fan yehn
🇮🇳 Hindi
- गुणा (guṇā) - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɡʊnaː/
- Respelling: goon-ah
- बढ़ना (baṛhnā) - for the meaning "to multiply, to increase"
- IPA Pronunciation: /bəɽʱnaː/
- Respelling: barh-na
🇪🇸 Spanish
- multiplicar - for both the mathematical operation and the concept of increasing or reproducing
- IPA Pronunciation: /multipliˈkaɾ/
- Respelling: mool-tee-plee-kar
🇫🇷 French
- multiplier - for both the mathematical operation and the concept of increasing or reproducing
- IPA Pronunciation: /myl.ti.pli.je/
- Respelling: myul-tee-plee-yay
🇸🇦 Modern Standard Arabic
- ضرب (ḍarb) - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /d̪ʕarab/
- Respelling: darb
- تكاثر (takāthur) - for the meaning "to multiply, to reproduce"
- IPA Pronunciation: /takaːθur/
- Respelling: ta-kaa-thur
🇧🇩 Bengali
- গুণ (guṇ) - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɡun/
- Respelling: goon
- বাড়ানো (bāṛānō) - for the meaning "to multiply, to increase"
- IPA Pronunciation: /baɽano/
- Respelling: ba-ra-no
🇷🇺 Russian
- умножать (umnazhat') - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /ʊmˈnoʐɪtʲ/
- Respelling: oom-no-zhit
- размножаться (razmnozhat'sya) - for the meaning "to multiply, to reproduce"
- IPA Pronunciation: /rɐzmˈnoʐət͡sə/
- Respelling: raz-mno-zha-tsa
🇵🇹 Portuguese
- multiplicar - for both the mathematical operation and the concept of increasing or reproducing
- IPA Pronunciation: /mũltiˈplikar/
- Respelling: moon-tee-plee-kahr
🇮🇩 Indonesian
- mengalikan - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /məŋalikan/
- Respelling: meng-a-lee-kan
- berkembang biak - for the meaning "to multiply, to reproduce"
- IPA Pronunciation: /bərkəmbaŋ biaʔ/
- Respelling: ber-kem-bang bee-ak
🇩🇪 German
- multiplizieren - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˌmʊltipliˈtsiːʁən/
- Respelling: mool-tee-plee-tsee-ren
- vermehren - for the meaning "to multiply, to reproduce"
- IPA Pronunciation: /fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən/
- Respelling: fer-me-ren
🇯🇵 Japanese
- かける (kakeru) - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /ka.ke.ɾɯ̟ᵝ/
- Respelling: kah-keh-roo
- 増やす (fuyasu) - for the meaning "to multiply, to increase"
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɸɯ̟ᵝ.ja.sɨ̥ᵝ/
- Respelling: foo-yah-soo
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- nhân - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɲaːn˧/
- Respelling: nyan
- tăng lên - for the meaning "to multiply, to increase"
- IPA Pronunciation: /təŋ˧ lɛn˧/
- Respelling: tang len
🇰🇷 Korean
- 곱하다 (gop-hada) - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /k͈op̚.ha.da/
- Respelling: gop-ha-da
- 늘다 (neulda) - for the meaning "to multiply, to increase"
- IPA Pronunciation: /nʌl.da/
- Respelling: neul-da
🇹🇷 Turkish
- çarpmak - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /tʃaɾpˈmak/
- Respelling: charp-mak
- çoğalmak - for the meaning "to multiply, to reproduce"
- IPA Pronunciation: /tʃoːaɫˈmak/
- Respelling: cho-al-mak
🇵🇰 Urdu
- ضرب کرنا (zarb karna) - for the meaning "to multiply in mathematics"
- IPA Pronunciation: /zərb kəɾnaː/
- Respelling: zarb kar-na
- بڑھنا (baṛhnā) - for the meaning "to multiply, to increase"
- IPA Pronunciation: /bəɽʱnaː/
- Respelling: barh-na
