Multiply | Mean of multiply in English Dictionary

/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/

• Verb
• to increase greatly in number or amount
1. Complaints about the new procedure soon multiplied.
2. Her responsibilities multiplied when she was promoted.
• to cause (something) to increase greatly in number or amount
1. Her responsibilities were multiplied by the promotion.
• to increase in number by reproducing
1. The bacteria multiply rapidly in warm, moist conditions.

• to add a number to itself a certain number of times
1. If you multiply 5 by 2 you get 10. = If you multiply 5 and 2 (together) you get 10. = 5 multiplied by 2 equals 10.
2. The teacher taught the children how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.