Times Meaning
/taɪmz/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounplural of time
nounThe circumstances of a certain time.
Sentence Examples
How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?
He came several times.
Many animals breed only at certain times of the year.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He checked the instructions several ____ to make sure he didn't miss a step.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He has visited the famous museum several ____ because he finds the history of the ancient world so fascinating today.
Word Origin & History
Multiplication sense from the idea that something is repeated or added together a given number of times.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The city called Fan-yang in Eastern Han times can be identified with the present village of Ch’u-wang (Nei-huang County, Honan Province)."
— 1976, Jan Fontein, Wu Tang, “Eastern Han Tomb near Holingol, Inner Mongolia”, in Han and T’ang Murals discovered in tombs in the People's Republic of China and copied by contemporary Chinese painters, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 38, column 2:
"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."
— 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
"I've taken the calories and the amount of food . . . and it's 410 calories per portion timesed by 6 portions which ^([sic]) the answer was 2460 calories..."
— 1994, Harvey Mellar, Learning with artificial worlds: computer-based modelling in the curriculum:
"A student as junior as Year 4 informed me that he made a forward estimate of cheeses in 100 trials by 'timesing both numbers by 10' […]"
— 1995, Mathematical Association, The Australian mathematics teacher, Volumes 51-53:
"Alex: Yeah - if you're timesing that distance there by this height, it will disappear."
— 1998, Psychology of mathematics education, Volume 2:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He checked the instructions several ____ to make sure he didn't miss a step.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He has visited the famous museum several ____ because he finds the history of the ancient world so fascinating today.