multiply

«multiply» in Mova's school dictionary: to add the same number many times in one quick step; it… — 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 (multiply, multiplies, multiplied, multiplying)

meaning for a pupil

1) To multiply is to add the same number many times in one quick step; it is the operation ×: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12. tree →

2) To multiply is to grow quickly in number: rabbits multiply fast. tree →

sense in the lessons

the operation × for equal groups («multiply the number of groups by the size of one group»); «times», «groups of», «rows of», «each», «every», «packs of» point to multiplying; the times tables; in science living things multiply (have many young), germs multiply in warm places

examples

• Multiplying is adding the same number again and again: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. tree →
• Multiply 5 bags by 6 pears in each bag. tree →
• There are 3 rows of 7 chairs; multiply to find all the chairs. tree →
• 6 multiplied by 2 is 12. tree →
• Multiply the length by the width to find the area. tree →
• Learn to multiply by 10 by adding a zero. tree →
• Germs multiply quickly on dirty hands. tree →
• Rabbits can multiply very fast. tree →
• Granted that each piece gives you five hundred, multiply five hundred by five. tree →

note

Multiply the number of groups by the size of one group. Trap: a total shared into groups is divide, not multiply. The order does not change the answer: 3 × 4 = 4 × 3. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0; by 1 it stays the same. Forms: multiplies, multiplied (y to i). Noun «multiplication».

In the corpora

• Milk left out on a warm table goes sour because bacteria multiply fast in warmth and make acid; the fridge slows them down.
• When there are several groups and every group holds the same number, multiply to find how many in all.
• Multiply the number of rows by the number in each row to find how many there are.
• Find the number the other one is compared with, then multiply it by how many times.
• To find how much in several days, multiply the amount for one day by the number of days.

Trees and pragmatics

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