vervielfachen

German

Etymology

vielfach +‎ ver- -en

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈfiːlˌfaxən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧viel‧fa‧chen

Verb

vervielfachen (weak, third-person singular present vervielfacht, past tense vervielfachte, past participle vervielfacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to multiply (to multiply by an unknown or unspecified number)
    Er vervielfachte die Gewinne der Firma in kürzester Zeit.
    He multiplied the profits of the company in a very short space of time.
  2. (arithmetics) to multiply
    Sie vervielfachte den Wert um den Faktor zwei.
    She multiplied the value by a factor of two.
  3. (reflexive) to multiply, to increase significantly
    Die Anzahl der Siedler hat sich im Laufe der Jahre vervielfacht.
    The number of settlers has multiplied through the years.
    Die Preise einiger Produkte haben sich rasant vervielfacht.
    The prices of some products have rapidly multiplied.

Conjugation

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