multiply
verb (used with object)
to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
has multiplied
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present perfectof multiply (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The number of solar panel installation companies has multiplied since 2024, when the Cuban government relaxed restrictions on importing the mostly Chinese-made devices.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Robinhood, the online brokerage, offers traders the option to request shares of companies with plans to go public—including BitGo—and has said that demand for IPO access has multiplied over the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
"Because of our activism, the targeting by authoritarian regimes against us has multiplied... my wife and I have no choice but to seek asylum in the UK."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
What began on New Year’s Eve in 1907 as a promotional stunt for the New York Times has multiplied and regionalized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
Now that the number of soldiers has multiplied, they wield more power and the chief’s role has been reduced to that of a manager.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
