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times meaning

EN[taɪmz] [-aɪmz]
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    Definition of times in English Dictionary

  • Noun
    1. plural of time.
      1. The circumstances of a certain time.
        1. From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
      2. A person's experiences or biography.
        1. The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter ‎
    2. VerbSGtimesesPRtimesingPT, PPtimesed
      1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of time.
        1. (informal, arithmetic) To multiply.
        2. Preposition
          1. Product of the previous number and the following number.
            1. Four times five is twenty.
            2. One times one is one.
        3. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • But I own I like a quiet unobtrusive bristler — the sort of man who doesn't want to take you beyond ten times ten in the multiplication table.
            • I hardly believe he hath from elder times unknown the verticity of the loadstone. — Sir T. Browne.
            • 2007, The Times - Sand storm - Plans to turn Birmingham into St Tropez have gone awry
          2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
            • Among these, we looked at vasohibin for further study, since its expression increased by about 3 times.
            • The hundreds of embroiderers and stitchers hunched over clattering sewing machines at the New Era Cap factory could be forgiven for thinking these are good times.
            • 7 is a submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Nouns
            • Noun forms
              • Noun plural forms
            • Prepositions
              • Verbs
                • Verb forms
                  • Verb singular forms
                    • Third-person singular forms
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              Source: Wiktionary

              Meaning of times for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "times" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form. It's also a preposition. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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