multiple
/ˈmʌltɪpl/adjective
उच्चारण मल्टिपल
अनेक, बहुविध
Core word
- 1
many in number; involving many different people or things
अनेक, बहुविध
- multiple-choice questions
- Patients with multiple injuries were taken to the nearest hospital.
- The accident caused multiple injuries.
+ 3 more examples
- She has applied to multiple colleges.
- The suspect faces multiple charges.
- The old building has multiple entrances.
- 1
[C]
a quantity that contains another quantity an exact number of times
गुणज
- 12 is a multiple of 3.
- Any number that ends in zero is a multiple of ten.
- Twenty is a multiple of four and five.
+ 2 more examples
- What is the lowest common multiple of 6 and 8?
- Every multiple of five ends in 0 or 5.
Synonyms product
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
multiple + plural noun (adjective)
As an adjective, multiple means many or more than one, and it goes before plural nouns: multiple injuries, multiple choices.
Adjective के रूप में multiple का अर्थ अनेक या एक से अधिक है और यह बहुवचन संज्ञाओं से पहले आता है: multiple injuries, multiple choices।
- The driver suffered multiple injuries in the crash.
- She received multiple offers from colleges.
a multiple of + number (noun, maths)
In mathematics, a multiple of a number is a number that contains it an exact number of times: 12 is a multiple of 3.
गणित में किसी संख्या का multiple वह संख्या है जो उसमें पूरी-पूरी बार समाई हो: 12, 3 का multiple है।
- Every multiple of 5 ends in 0 or 5.
- What is the least common multiple of 4 and 6?
multiples of + noun
In general writing, a multiple of something means several times that amount: multiples of the original price.
सामान्य लेखन में किसी चीज़ का multiple उसकी कई गुना मात्रा बताता है: multiples of the original price।
- Property prices are now multiples of what they were ten years ago.
multiple + uncountable/formal terms
Fixed phrases include multiple sclerosis, multiple-choice, multiple entry visa and multiple times.
स्थिर वाक्यांशों में multiple sclerosis, multiple-choice, multiple entry visa और multiple times आते हैं।
- He holds a multiple entry visa for the UK.
+Collocations 4
multiple + noun
multiple choicesmultiple injuriesmultiple causesmultiple optionsmultiple entries
- There are multiple causes of the rise in prices.
maths phrases
common multiplelowest common multipleexact multiplemultiple of teninteger multiple
- The LCM is the lowest common multiple of two numbers.
verb + multiple
findcalculatelistdividesum
- Find the first five multiples of 7.
multiple + time/people
multiple timesmultiple usersmultiple attemptsmultiple sources
- He tried multiple times before clearing the exam.
“More examples 5
- The athlete suffered multiple fractures but returned to the track within a year.
खिलाड़ी को कई जगह फ़्रैक्चर हुए, फिर भी वह एक साल में ट्रैक पर लौट आया।
- Radhika used multiple sources to write her project on climate change.
राधिका ने जलवायु परिवर्तन पर अपना प्रोजेक्ट लिखने के लिए अनेक स्रोतों का प्रयोग किया।
- 100 is a multiple of 25 and 50.
100, 25 और 50 का गुणज है।
- Multiple candidates were selected from the same village.
एक ही गाँव से अनेक उम्मीदवारों का चयन हुआ।
- The shop owner has multiple branches across the state.
दुकान-मालिक की पूरे राज्य में कई शाखाएँ हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He has a multiple of books on history.
✓ He has multiple books on history.
A multiple of is a maths term; in general use, multiple is an adjective for 'many'.
'A multiple of' गणित का पद है; सामान्य प्रयोग में multiple 'अनेक' के अर्थ में adjective है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
Collocation 'multiple-choice questions' (MCQs, बहुविकल्पीय प्रश्न)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Maths: LCM (least common multiple).
गणित में LCM (लघुत्तम समापवर्त्य)।