times
The circumstances of a certain timeThe circumstances of a certain time.
Meaning
2 senses(plural, plural only)The circumstances of a certain time.
Modern times are so very different from the past.
The concept has existed since times unknown.
(plural, plural only)A person's experiences or biography.
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter.
- a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
Examples
4168 sentencesI have met him many times.
Я зустрічав його багато разів. — Qermit
I have seen him many times.
Я бачив його багато разів. — deniko
ruЯ видел его много раз. — marafon
deIch habe ihn viele Male gesehen. — jakov
I've met Tom a few times.
Я кілька разів зустрічав Тома. — deniko
How many times has that happened?
Скільки разів це трапилося? — deniko
deWie viele Male ist das passiert? — Waldelfe
I've been to Boston three times.
Я тричі був у Бостоні. — shanghainese
ruЯ был в Бостоне три раза. — Selena777
deIch war dreimal in Boston. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Multiplication sense from the idea that something is repeated or added together a given nuMultiplication sense from the idea that something is repeated or added together a given number of times.
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Forms
plural: timesesSynonyms
1 synonyms- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed:multiplication
Word family
6 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- times times
- three times times
- many times times
- times times a
- several times times
- times a week
- times times have
- times times as
- of times times
- few times times
- times a year
- times a month
See also
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