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twofold

twofold

3.5
Two times as much
  • adverb
  • /ˈtuːfoʊld/
translation icon : doblemente
  • The new policy benefits the community twofold, providing both safety and economic support.

By the way, I want to mention exercise itself helps you release it twofold, endorphins and serotonin.

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Examples

  • She was able to save money twofold by cutting unnecessary expenses and increasing her income.

  • What they found is that by increasing the potassium by twofold, they were actually able to increase tuber production or potato production twofold as well.

    MIgardener

  • I said I said it could be twofold from the South.

  • What happens is, is twofold comes in at the same time and same place and they you get that transition.

  • We grow so much that we see a return on our initial investment twofold every single year, minimum of two fold.

    MIgardener

  • By the way, I want to mention exercise itself helps you release it twofold, endorphins and serotonin.

    Dr. Josh Axe

  • It seems highly implausible that it will only grow twofold over the next decade, especially given that with the reorientation of the economy towards the domestic market, the Yuan will be allowed to float upwards again, possibly as soon as April (depending on which rumor you listen to).

    Blog text (7)

  • "I've been requested to inform all mages that there are wards throughout this establishment whose sole duty is to capture any magic that is discharged and turn it back upon its sender twofold.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The results of the experiment improved twofold compared to last year.

Synonyms

double
vstwofold
55 1.9

Twice as much as usual

can also function as an action word or describe paired items not only measure
two times
vstwofold
46 1.0

Twice as much or as many

also includes meaning of happening in two different ways
doubly
vstwofold
33 3.2

Two times as much

also implies two distinct modes or types rather than only twice amount
two-fold
vstwofold
2 4.4

Twice as much or twice as many

also covers being divided into two parts or aspects

Antonyms

single
54 1.0

The number one or the digit 1

How Many

multiple
899 3.2
fourfold
1 4.7
threefold
2 3.9
twofold
3.5
single
54 1.0

Surface Forms

twofold positive

Morphology

twofold = two (transparent) = two + fold

The adverbial meaning 'in two ways' or 'twice' follows directly from 'two' + the productive adverbial/combining '-fold'.

Etymology

The adverb twofold uses the same idea of two and fold—think of folding to make two layers—so it means 'twice' or 'in two ways'.