a hundred times
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Definition
- Adverb:
- By a factor of one hundred; to one hundred times the amount or degree: This word indicates multiplication or increase by one hundred. It is used to compare a final state to an original state, emphasizing a very large increase or repetition.
Usage
- The word "a hundred times" functions as an adverbial phrase. It modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to describe the magnitude or frequency of an action or state.
- It is typically used in comparative constructions, often following a verb like "increased," "more," or "as often as."
Examples
- Adverb:
- The company's profits grew a hundred times in just a decade. (This means the final profits were one hundred times greater than the original.)
- This new material is a hundred times stronger than the old one.
- I've told you a hundred times to clean your room! (Here, it is used idiomatically to mean "many times," emphasizing great repetition.)
Advanced Usage
- "a hundred times over": Used for extra emphasis on the completeness or extent of the multiplication or repetition.
- I would make that sacrifice a hundred times over.
- In mathematical or scientific contexts, it can be synonymous with "a hundredfold."
- The reaction rate accelerated a hundred times.
Variants and Related Words
- Hundredfold (adverb/adjective): Increasing or multiplied by one hundred. (e.g., )
- A hundredfold (adverbial phrase): An alternative form with the same meaning as "a hundred times."
Synonyms
- A hundredfold: By a factor of one hundred.
- Centuple: (Rare, technical) Hundredfold.
Related Phrases
- Times: Used in multiplication (e.g., ). "A hundred times" is a specific instance of this construction.
- Multiplied by a hundred: A more descriptive phrase with the same meaning.
Idioms and Figurative Use
- "I've said it a hundred times": A common idiom meaning one has repeated something very often, though not necessarily exactly one hundred times. It emphasizes frustration or insistence.
- I've said it a hundred times: don't touch the stove!
- "A hundred times better/worse/more": Used for hyperbolic comparison to mean vastly superior, inferior, or greater.
- Her new apartment is a hundred times better than her old one.
Adverb
- by a factor of one hundred
- they money increased a hundredfold