Meaning

1 senses
  1. To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.

    The flowers proliferated rapidly all spring.

    sich ausbreiten, sich vermehren

    размножа́тьсяrazmnožátʹsja, размно́житьсяrazmnóžitʹsja, распространя́тьсяrasprostranjátʹsja

    cause to grow or increase rapidly

Examples

5 sentences
  1. We let destitution proliferate.

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  2. The sentences proliferate like rabbits. But it's good.

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  3. Anti-Berber racism is proliferating.

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  4. As all kinds of communication methods are proliferating, human relationships are weakening. This is a perfect example of mistaking means for ends.

    ruКак увеличивается число средств общения, так и ослабевают отношения между людьми. Это отличный пример ситуации, когда путают средства и цели.

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  5. Nettle proliferates, it abounds in our country. The nettle soup is good. I am just eating it. Very little will satisfy you.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to increase in number or spread:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to increase in number or spread:

Origin

Back-formation from proliferation.

Back-formation from proliferation.

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Forms

proliferates, proliferating, proliferated, proliferated
Base formproliferate · to proliferate
3rd person singularproliferates
Present participleproliferating
Past simpleproliferated
Past participleproliferated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyproliferate
he, she, itproliferates

Past simpleLesson

all personsproliferated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave proliferated
he, she, ithas proliferated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill proliferate

Word family

14 related words

See also

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