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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

곱하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gophada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Multiply/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
verbadverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 수에 삼을 곱하세요."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To obtain from a number another that contains the first number a specified number of times; to perform mathematical multiplication.

    "If you multiply seven by eight, you get fifty-six."
  2. 2

    To increase greatly in number, quantity, or degree; to proliferate or reproduce.

    "Rabbit populations tend to multiply rapidly in the spring."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'multiplien', which came from Old French 'multiplier', ultimately originating from the Latin verb 'multiplicare' (from 'multus' meaning 'much' and 'plicare' meaning 'to fold'). The term entered the English language in the 14th century, initially relating to arithmetic and breeding, later expanding into general senses of increase and proliferation.

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