adj · adv · noun · verb · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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mŭlʹtĭ-plē
/ˈmʌltɪpli/
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mŭlʹtĭ-plī
/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Having more than one ply or layer; multilayered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In many or multiple ways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An act or instance of multiplying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Broader terms: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
Narrower terms: square, cube, raise
History
Etymology
multi- + ply
Etymology tree English multiple Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English multiply From multiple + -ly.
From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb.
Across languages
Translations
183 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
բազմացնել
(bazmacʻnel)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Armenian:
շատացնել
(šatacʻnel)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Bulgarian:
увеличавам
(uveličavam)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Bulgarian:
множа
(množa)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Catalan:
multiplicar
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Chinese Mandarin:
增長 /增长
(zēngzhǎng)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Old Dutch:
gimanagfaldon
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Old Dutch:
managfaldon
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
French:
multiplier
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Galician:
multiplicar
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
German:
vermehren
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Old High German:
gimanagfalton
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Old High German:
managfalton
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Ancient Greek:
πληθύνω
(plēthúnō)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Hungarian:
sokszoroz
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Hungarian:
megsokszoroz
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Kazakh:
өршу
(örşu)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Latin:
accumulō
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Māori:
whakaranea
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Old English:
ġemaniġfealdian
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Old English:
ġemanigfieldan
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Old Saxon:
gimanagfaldian
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Old Saxon:
gimanagfaldon
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Old Saxon:
managfaldon
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Oromo:
baa'isuu
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Oromo:
horuu
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Polish:
mnożyć
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Polish:
pomnażać
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Polish:
pomnożyć
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Quechua:
miray
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Romanian:
multiplica
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Romanian:
înmulți
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Russian:
приумно́жить
(priumnóžitʹ)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Spanish:
multiplicar
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Spanish:
amochiguar
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Ukrainian:
мно́жити
(mnóžyty)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Ukrainian:
помно́жувати
(pomnóžuvaty)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Ukrainian:
помно́жити
(pomnóžyty)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Ukrainian:
примно́жувати
(prymnóžuvaty)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Ukrainian:
примно́жити
(prymnóžyty)
— to increase the amount, degree, or number of
Albanian:
shumëzoj
— to perform multiplication on a number
Arabic:
ضَرَبَ
(ḍaraba)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Armenian:
բազմապատկել
(bazmapatkel)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Asturian:
multiplicar
— to perform multiplication on a number
Bashkir:
ҡабатлау
(qabatlaw)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Basque:
biderkatu
— to perform multiplication on a number
Belarusian:
памнажа́ць
(pamnažácʹ)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Belarusian:
памно́жыць
(pamnóžycʹ)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Bulgarian:
умножа́вам
(umnožávam)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Burmese:
မြှောက်
(hmrauk)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Catalan:
multiplicar
— to perform multiplication on a number
Chinese Mandarin:
乘
(chéng)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Czech:
násobit
— to perform multiplication on a number
Czech:
vynásobit
— to perform multiplication on a number
Czech:
znásobit
— to perform multiplication on a number
Danish:
multiplicere
— to perform multiplication on a number
Dutch:
vermenigvuldigen
— to perform multiplication on a number
Old Dutch:
managfaldon
— to perform multiplication on a number
Old Dutch:
gimanagfaldon
— to perform multiplication on a number
Esperanto:
multipliki
— to perform multiplication on a number
Esperanto:
obligi
— to perform multiplication on a number
Finnish:
kertoa
— to perform multiplication on a number
French:
multiplier
— to perform multiplication on a number
Galician:
multiplicar
— to perform multiplication on a number
German:
malnehmen
— to perform multiplication on a number
German:
multiplizieren
— to perform multiplication on a number
Old High German:
gimanagfalton
— to perform multiplication on a number
Greek:
πολλαπλασιάζω
(pollaplasiázo)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Ancient Greek:
πολλαπλασιάζω
(pollaplasiázō)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Hindi:
गुणा करना
(guṇā karnā)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Hungarian:
szoroz
— to perform multiplication on a number
Italian:
moltiplicare
— to perform multiplication on a number
Japanese:
掛ける
(kakeru)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Kazakh:
көбейту
(köbeitu)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Khmer:
គុណ
(kun)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Khmer:
សេង
(seɛŋ)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Korean:
곱하다
(gophada)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Lao:
ຄູນ
(khūn)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Latin:
multiplicō
— to perform multiplication on a number
Lithuanian:
padauginti
— to perform multiplication on a number
Lü:
ᦅᦳᧃ
(kun)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Macedonian:
множи
(množi)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Manx:
yl-raghey
— to perform multiplication on a number
Māori:
whakarea
— to perform multiplication on a number
Marathi:
गुणणे
(guṇṇe)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Mongolian:
үржүүлэх
(üržüülex)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Norwegian Bokmål:
multiplisere
— to perform multiplication on a number
Norwegian Bokmål:
gange
— to perform multiplication on a number
Norwegian Nynorsk:
multiplisere
— to perform multiplication on a number
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gange
— to perform multiplication on a number
Old English:
gemanigfieldan
— to perform multiplication on a number
Old English:
gemanigfealdian
— to perform multiplication on a number
Old Saxon:
gimanagfaldian
— to perform multiplication on a number
Old Saxon:
gimanagfaldon
— to perform multiplication on a number
Persian:
ضرب کردن
(zarb kardan)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Polish:
mnożyć
— to perform multiplication on a number
Polish:
pomnożyć
— to perform multiplication on a number
Portuguese:
multiplicar
— to perform multiplication on a number
Romanian:
multiplica
— to perform multiplication on a number
Russian:
умножа́ть
(umnožátʹ)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Russian:
умно́жить
(umnóžitʹ)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Serbo-Croatian:
množiti
— to perform multiplication on a number
Shan:
ၵုၼ်း
(kún)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Slovak:
násobiť
— to perform multiplication on a number
Slovak:
vynásobiť
— to perform multiplication on a number
Slovene:
množiti
— to perform multiplication on a number
Southern Altai:
кӧптӧӧр
(köptöör)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Spanish:
multiplicar
— to perform multiplication on a number
Swedish:
multiplicera
— to perform multiplication on a number
Thai:
คูณ
(kuun)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Turkish:
çarpmak
— to perform multiplication on a number
Turkmen:
köpelmek
— to perform multiplication on a number
Ukrainian:
мно́жити
(mnóžyty)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Ukrainian:
помно́жити
(pomnóžyty)
— to perform multiplication on a number
Uzbek:
koʻpaytirmoq
— to perform multiplication on a number
Vietnamese:
nhân
— to perform multiplication on a number
Walloon:
mopliyî
— to perform multiplication on a number
Welsh:
lluosi
— to perform multiplication on a number
Armenian:
բազմանալ
(bazmanal)
— to grow in number
Bulgarian:
увеличавам се
(uveličavam se)
— to grow in number
Bulgarian:
множа се
(množa se)
— to grow in number
Catalan:
multiplicar-se
— to grow in number
Finnish:
lisääntyä
— to grow in number
French:
se multiplier
— to grow in number
Galician:
multiplicarse
— to grow in number
Ancient Greek:
πληθύνομαι
(plēthúnomai)
— to grow in number
Hungarian:
sokszorosít
— to grow in number
Māori:
ngaringari
— to grow in number
Polish:
mnożyć się
— to grow in number
Polish:
pomnażać się
— to grow in number
Polish:
pomnożyć się
— to grow in number
Quechua:
askhayay
— to grow in number
Russian:
приумножа́ться
(priumnožátʹsja)
— to grow in number
Russian:
умножа́ться
(umnožátʹsja)
— to grow in number
Russian:
умно́житься
(umnóžitʹsja)
— to grow in number
Spanish:
multiplicar
— to grow in number
Spanish:
multiplicarse
— to grow in number
Spanish:
amochiguar
— to grow in number
Swahili:
kuzidi
— to grow in number
Thai:
เพิ่มขึ้น
— to grow in number
Ukrainian:
примно́жуватися
(prymnóžuvatysja)
— to grow in number
Ukrainian:
збі́льшуватися
(zbílʹšuvatysja)
— to grow in number
Ukrainian:
збі́льшитися
(zbílʹšytysja)
— to grow in number
Ukrainian:
мно́житися
(mnóžytysja)
— to grow in number
Ukrainian:
помно́жуватися
(pomnóžuvatysja)
— to grow in number
Ukrainian:
помно́житися
(pomnóžytysja)
— to grow in number
Armenian:
բազմանալ
(bazmanal)
— to breed or propagate
Bulgarian:
размножавам се
(razmnožavam se)
— to breed or propagate
Bulgarian:
множа се
(množa se)
— to breed or propagate
Catalan:
multiplicar-se
— to breed or propagate
Chinese Mandarin:
繁殖
(fánzhí)
— to breed or propagate
French:
se multiplier
— to breed or propagate
Galician:
multiplicarse
— to breed or propagate
Hungarian:
szaporít
— to breed or propagate
Ladino:
muchiguar
— to breed or propagate
Māori:
rea
— to breed or propagate
Polish:
mnożyć się
— to breed or propagate
Polish:
rozmnażać się
— to breed or propagate
Polish:
rozmnożyć się
— to breed or propagate
Russian:
размножаться
(razmnožatʹsja)
— to breed or propagate
Spanish:
multiplicar
— to breed or propagate
Spanish:
multiplicarse
— to breed or propagate
Ukrainian:
розмно́жуватися
(rozmnóžuvatysja)
— to breed or propagate
Ukrainian:
розмно́житися
(rozmnóžytysja)
— to breed or propagate
Walloon:
si mopliyî
— to breed or propagate
Bulgarian:
умножавам
(umnožavam)
— to perform multiplication
Czech:
násobit
— to perform multiplication
French:
faire la multiplication
— to perform multiplication
Greek:
πολλαπλασιάζω
(pollaplasiázo)
— to perform multiplication
Manx:
yl-raghey
— to perform multiplication
Norwegian Bokmål:
multiplisere
— to perform multiplication
Norwegian Bokmål:
gange
— to perform multiplication
Norwegian Nynorsk:
multiplisere
— to perform multiplication
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ganga
— to perform multiplication
Polish:
mnożyć
— to perform multiplication
Polish:
pomnożyć
— to perform multiplication
Russian:
умножа́ть
(umnožátʹ)
— to perform multiplication
Spanish:
multiplicar
— to perform multiplication
Swedish:
multiplicera
— to perform multiplication
Tagalog:
magparami
— to perform multiplication
Tagalog:
paramihin
— to perform multiplication
Thai:
คูณ
(kuun)
— to perform multiplication
Ukrainian:
мно́жити
(mnóžyty)
— to perform multiplication