multiply
verb (used with object)
to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
had multiplied
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past perfectof multiply.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The serviceman said the innovation could have posed a grave threat to Ukrainian forces if the Russians had multiplied their use, endangering logistics, air defense and artillery, among other critical equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
As they flew into the wings and back out again, you had the sense that the cast had multiplied.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
He had multiplied the probability of De Berk’s pattern of death across multiple wards.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 2023
By evening, though, the number of bouquets had multiplied many times.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022
Surely the miles had multiplied, even as the trees had done, and this path led but to a labyrinth, some choked wilderness, and not to the house at all.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
