multiply

multiply
1. transitive verb
1) (Math., also abs.) multiplizieren (fachspr.), malnehmen (by mit)
2) (increase) vervielfachen
2. intransitive verb
(Biol.) sich vermehren; sich fortpflanzen
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verb
1) (to add a number to itself a given number of times and find the total: 4 + 4 + 4 or 4 multiplied by 3 or 4 × 3 = 12.) multipliziert
2) (to (cause to) increase in number, especially by breeding: Rabbits multiply very rapidly.) vermehren
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multi·ply
<-ie->
[ˈmʌltiplaɪ, AM -t̬ə-]
I. vt
1. MATH
to \multiply sth [by sth] etw [mit etw dat] multiplizieren
to \multiply [out] sth and sth etw mit etw dat multiplizieren
if you \multiply four and three, you get twelve vier mal drei gibt zwölf
2. (increase in number) vervielfachen
II. vi sich akk vermehren, sich akk vervielfachen; (through reproduction also) sich akk fortpflanzen
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['mʌltIplaɪ]
1. vt
1) (MATH) multiplizieren, malnehmen

to multiply 8 by 7 — 8 mit 7 multiplizieren or malnehmen

4 multiplied by 6 is 24 — 4 mal 6 ist 24

2) (fig) vervielfachen, vermehren
2. vi
1) (MATH) (person) multiplizieren; (numbers) sich multiplizieren lassen
2) (fig) zunehmen, sich vermehren or vervielfachen
3) (= breed) sich vermehren
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multiply [ˈmʌltıplaı]
A v/t
1. vermehren (auch BIOL), vervielfachen:
multiplying glass OPT Vergrößerungsglas n, -linse f;
multiply one’s chances seine Chancen erhöhen oder vergrößern
2. MATH multiplizieren, malnehmen (beide:
by mit):
6 multiplied by 5 is 30 6 mal 5 ist 30;
multiply two numbers together zwei Zahlen miteinander multiplizieren
3. ELEK vielfachschalten
B v/i
1. sich vermehren (auch BIOL), sich vervielfachen:
our chances multiplied unsere Chancen erhöhten oder vergrößerten sich
2. MATH multiplizieren, malnehmen
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1. transitive verb
1) (Math., also abs.) multiplizieren (fachspr.), malnehmen (by mit)
2) (increase) vervielfachen
2. intransitive verb
(Biol.) sich vermehren; sich fortpflanzen
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v.
multiplizieren v.
mutiplizieren v.

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