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multiply

/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/ /ˌmʌltɪˈplaɪ/
verb Regular verbmultiply multiplied
GeneralMathematics
  1. 1 çarpmak

Definition (English)

To add a number to itself a particular number of times.

Example Sentences

  1. If you multiply six by two, you get twelve.
    Altıyı ikiyle çarparsanız, on iki elde edersiniz.
  2. Multiply the length by the width to find the area.
    Alanı bulmak için uzunluğu genişlikle çarpın.
General
  1. 1 çoğalmak, kat kat artmak

Definition (English)

To increase greatly in number or amount, or to make something do this.

Example Sentences

  1. Bacteria can multiply rapidly in warm conditions.
    Bakteriler, sıcak koşullarda hızla çoğalabilir.
  2. Our problems multiplied after we lost our biggest customer.
    En büyük müşterimizi kaybettikten sonra sorunlarımız kat kat arttı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base multiply
/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/
Past multiplied
/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪd/
Participle multiplied
/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪd/
Spelling rule

Consonant + y: y → ‑iedmultiply → multiplied

Fiil sessiz harf + y ile bittiği için y düşer, yerine -ied gelir. (Sesli harf + y ile bitenlerde y kalır: play → played.)

Same rule: study → studied · try → tried · carry → carried

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. multiplied /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪd/

Synonyms

increasegrowproliferate

Antonyms

dividedecrease

Collocations

multiply something by somethingmultiply rapidlymultiply numbers

Related Words

numberquantityamountgrowthcalculationmath