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Times has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Prep · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

"it was a sign of the times"

2

an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

"the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"

"four times three equals twelve"

3

plural of time

"The old clock strikes times to mark the passing hours, though its rhythm has slowed since we last fixed it."

In plain English: Times are the specific moments when something happens or is scheduled to occur.

"I usually go to the gym three times a week."

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of time

"If you have three apples and give them to four people, you will need twelve apples in total because you are multiplying by four times each group."

2

To multiply.

In plain English: To multiply numbers together to find their product.

"The bus arrives three times a day."

Prep
1

multiplied by

"When calculating the total cost, you simply multiply the unit price by the number of items in times to get the final amount."

Proper Noun
1

A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, especially The Times (published in the United Kingdom), but also The New York Times, The Times of India, Radio Times, etc.

"After reading the latest article in the Times about housing prices, she decided to call her real estate agent immediately."

Example Sentences
"I usually go to the gym three times a week." noun
"The bus arrives three times a day." verb
"The old clock times each swing of the pendulum with great precision." verb
"She spends her mornings timing how long it takes to bake the bread." verb
"They timed their arrival exactly for when the train was scheduled to leave." verb
See Also
double always often zeitgeistily tetrakis legomenon auld lang syne timesed united kingdom
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
time period arithmetic operation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
modern times Roman times

Origin

The word times originally meant to repeat an action a specific number of times. This usage evolved into its modern mathematical meaning through the concept of addition performed repeatedly.

Rhyming Words
mes ames semes somes tames hymes limes aimes lames james comes homes fumes names mimes fomes memes symes tomes gomes
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