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severalfold

severalfold

5.3
By many times as much as before
  • adverb
  • /ˈsɛvərəlfoʊld/
  • Formal
translation icon : múltiple
  • Her productivity increased severalfold after she adopted a more efficient work schedule.

Examples

  • If the motu proprio giving the faithful more access to the TLM does not come, I suspect the size of the SSPX will increase severalfold in a very short time, surpassing even the Roman Catholic Church in some countries, such as France; and along with this increase, Vatican II will be put aside accordingly.

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  • Research has shown that eating fruits and vegetables can improve your health severalfold.

  • The project’s budget was expanded severalfold to accommodate all the additional features.

Synonyms

manyfold
vsseveralfold
  • Archaic
1 8.2

In many different ways

refers to multiplication by several times rather than variety of forms
multifold
vsseveralfold
5.5

Many times more than before

refers to increase specifically by several times rather than a larger amount

Antonyms

once
∞ 1.0

Happens on a single occasion in the past or future

How Many Times

tenfold
12 4.3
severalfold
  • Formal
5.3
triple
28 3.2
double
18 1.0

Surface Forms

severalfold positive
severalfolder comparative
severalfoldest superlative

Morphology

severalfold = several (transparent) = several + fold

The adjective 'several' combined with the productive suffix '-fold' yields the predictable meaning 'several times'.

Etymology

The word severalfold joins several ('more than two') and fold ('times', as in twofold). So, used as an adverb it means 'by several times as much'.