multiple
Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one…Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
» Tom has been shot multiple times.
Tom ist mehrfach angeschossen worden.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
Some states do explicitly prohibit multiple citizenship.
It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets.
mehrfach, mehrere
многочи́сленныйmnogočíslennyj, мно́жественныйmnóžestvennyj, многокра́тныйmnogokrátnyj
числе́ннийčyslénnyj, багаторазо́вийbahatorazóvyj
having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual
Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
(not comparable)Of a person: displaying or experiencing two or more distinct personalities or selves in one body.
Examples
320 sentencesTom has been shot multiple times.
deTom ist mehrfach angeschossen worden. — brauchinet
Tom did that on multiple occasions.
Tom has attempted suicide multiple times.
Tom has done that multiple times.
I've visited Tom multiple times in Boston.
Translations
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Origin
From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.
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Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
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38 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- multiple times times
- multiple times
- multiple choice