English Explanatory Dictionary

times

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of time
  2. The circumstances of a certain time.
  3. A person's experiences or biography.
prep
  1. Multiplied by (see also 'ratio of comparison' sense at 'time').
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of time
verb
  1. To multiply.
name
  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.
  2. A surname.

Pronunciation

tīmz /taɪmz/ en-us-times.ogg /tɑemz/ /tɜːmz/

Word forms

times timeses timesing timesed

Etymology

Multiplication sense from the idea that something is repeated or added together a given number of times.

Derived words

at the best of times fast times good times keep up with the times sign of the times straitened times Times times fixed charges times-interest-earned ratio times-or-divided-by times sign times table Times New Roman Times Square
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