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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{enPR|mŭlʹtĭ-plī}}, {{IPA|/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/}}
* {{SAMPA|/"mVltIplaI/}}
* {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-multiply (verb).wav|UK}}

== Verb ==
{{verb|multipl|y}}
# {{ti verb}} If you '''multiply''' <math>x</math> by <math>y</math>, you [[add]] <math>x</math> to itself <math>y</math> times.
#: ''Nine '''multiplied''' by eleven is ninety nine'' (<math>9\times 11 = 99</math>).
# {{ti verb}} If something '''multiplies''', more and more of it [[exist]].
#: ''Problems have '''multiplied''' since the beginning of the week.''
# {{intransitive}} If living things '''multiply''', the have babies, or they make more of themselves.
#: ''The bugs seem to be '''multiplying'''.''

=== Synonyms ===
* [[increase]]
* [[grow]]
* [[swell]]
* [[reproduce]]

=== Related words ===
* [[multiple]]
* [[multiplier]]
* [[multiplication]]