"multiply" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-multiply (verb).wav [UK] Forms: multiply [canonical], multiplies [third-person, singular], multiplied [past], multiplied [past, participle], multiplying [present, participle]
enPR: mŭlʹtĭ-plī Head templates: {{verb|multipl|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you multiply x by y, you add x to itself y times.
    Sense id: simple-multiply-en-verb-u5w0Nrxf
  2. If something multiplies, more and more of it exist.
    Sense id: simple-multiply-en-verb-FjlrU-qb
  3. If living things multiply, the have babies, or they make more of themselves.
    Sense id: simple-multiply-en-verb-oP2FTguc Categories (other): Verbs
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