multiplied

«multiplied» in Mova's school dictionary: a number was taken a certain number of times — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb, past form of multiply (multiply, multiplies, multiplied, multiplying)

meaning for a pupil

1) Multiplied means a number was taken a certain number of times. 3 multiplied by 4 is 12. tree →

2) Multiplied also means grew greatly in number: the rabbits multiplied. tree →

3) Multiplied can also mean made much greater or deeper, such as a gloom that grows thicker. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: names the operation directly: a number multiplied by another; the answer is the product; also «multiplied» for things that grew many times. In science: living things multiply (have young) and cells multiply by splitting. Phrases: multiplied by, multiplied together, multiplied by itself (squared).

examples

• A number multiplied by 5 is 40. What is the number? tree →
• 7 multiplied by 6 is 42. tree →
• The rabbits multiplied to 3 times as many. tree →
• Her savings multiplied by 2 in a year. tree →
• 9 multiplied by itself is 81. tree →
• When 4 and 5 are multiplied, the product is 20. tree →
• The bacteria multiplied quickly in the warm milk. tree →
• Any number multiplied by 0 is 0. tree →
• Not a round-eyed creature of the night might pierce an inch of that multiplied gloom. tree →

note

Past form of «multiply» (y changes to ied). Sign: × or *. Tells the operation: multiply. Trap: «a number multiplied by 5 is 40» asks for the number, so divide 40 by 5. Trap: any number multiplied by 1 stays the same, by 0 becomes 0.

In the corpora

• But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad.
• And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
• the LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. —
• Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
• Thou hast moreover multiplied thy harlotry with the land of traffic, even with Chaldea; and yet thou didst not have enough herewith.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «multiplied» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.