Multiply

Definition

multiply /'mʌltÇplaÇ / v ( pt, pp -lied ) ၁။ ~ A by B/ ~ A and B (together) ေျမႇာက္သည္။ children learning to multiply and divide ❍ 2 multiplied by 4 is/ equals/ makes 8 (ie 2x4=8). ❍ Multiply 2 and 6 (together) and you get 12. ၂။ တိုးပြားသည္။ တိုးေစသည္။ Our problems have multiplied since last year. ❍ Buy lots of raffle tickets and multiply your chances of success. ၃။ ( biology ) ပြား သည္။ Rabbits multiply rapidly. ❍ It is possible to multiply these bacteria in the laboratory.

Examples

1. Within the last 10 years
2. both sales and profits have multiplied.
3. He has multiplied his fortune many times.
4. Even a slight increase in temperature will cause bacteria to multiply very rapidly.
5. [multiply something by something] : If you multiply 3 by 3
6. you get 9.
7. [multiply something together] : Multiply the two figures together and that will give you the area.