times

(noun, verb, preposition)

noun

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

- it was a sign of the times

Definition categories: time, period

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

- four times three equals twelve

Similar word(s): multiplication

Definition categories: act

Sentences with times as a noun:

- Modern times are so very different from the past.

- The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

preposition

1. Product of the previous number and the following number.

- Four times five is twenty.

- One times one is one.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of time

2. (informal, arithmetic) To multiply.