quintuple
quintuple · quintuples · quintupled · quintupling
quintuplicar
quintupler
quintuplicare
quintuplicar
To multiply by fiveTo multiply by five.
UK/kwɪnˈtʃuːp(ə)l/US/kwɪnˈtʌp(ə)l/
» I love songs like this. Or rather, I love any song with a quintuple meter.
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4 languagesExamples
1 sentencesI love songs like this. Or rather, I love any song with a quintuple meter.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To multiply by five.
(intransitive)To be multiplied by five.
More definitions
- increase fivefold
Origin
From Middle French quintuple, from Latin quīntuplus, from quīntus (“fifth”) + -plus (“-pleFrom Middle French quintuple, from Latin quīntuplus, from quīntus (“fifth”) + -plus (“-ple”).
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Forms
quintuples, quintupling, quintupled, quintupledregular · Lesson
| Base form | quintuple · to quintuple |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | quintuples |
| Present participle | quintupling |
| Past simple | quintupled |
| Past participle | quintupled |
Tenses
quintuple · quintupled · will quintuple · have quintupledPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Word family
85 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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