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# multiply

«multiply» in Mova's school dictionary: **to add the same number many times in one quick step; it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (multiply, multiplies, multiplied, multiplying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To multiply is to add the same number many times in one quick step; it is the operation ×: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#m1)

2) To multiply is to grow quickly in number: rabbits multiply fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

the operation × for equal groups («multiply the number of groups by the size of one group»); «times», «groups of», «rows of», «each», «every», «packs of» point to multiplying; the times tables; in science living things multiply (have many young), germs multiply in warm places

### examples

- Multiplying is adding the same number again and again: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x1)
- Multiply 5 bags by 6 pears in each bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x2)
- There are 3 rows of 7 chairs; multiply to find all the chairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x3)
- 6 multiplied by 2 is 12. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x4)
- Multiply the length by the width to find the area. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x5)
- Learn to multiply by 10 by adding a zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x6)
- Germs multiply quickly on dirty hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x7)
- Rabbits can multiply very fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x8)
- Granted that each piece gives you five hundred, multiply five hundred by five. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x9)

### note

Multiply the number of groups by the size of one group. Trap: a total shared into groups is divide, not multiply. The order does not change the answer: 3 × 4 = 4 × 3. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0; by 1 it stays the same. Forms: multiplies, multiplied (y to i). Noun «multiplication».

### In the corpora

- [Milk left out on a warm table goes sour because bacteria multiply fast in warmth and make acid; the fridge slows them down.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/63-microbes-bacteria-and-viruses/17/)
- [When there are several groups and every group holds the same number, multiply to find how many in all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/81-equal-groups/0/)
- [Multiply the number of rows by the number in each row to find how many there are.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/82-arrays/1/)
- [Find the number the other one is compared with, then multiply it by how many times.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/83-times-as-many/2/)
- [To find how much in several days, multiply the amount for one day by the number of days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/88-rates/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «multiply» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.