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fourfold.

Four times as great; quadruple.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɔːfəʊld/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɔɹ.foʊld/General-American
  1. Four times as great; quadruple.

    not-comparable
  2. Comprised of four individual members.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).

adv/ˈfɔːfəʊld/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɔɹ.foʊld/General-American
  1. By a factor of four.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).

verb/ˈfɔːfəʊld/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɔɹ.foʊld/General-American
  1. To increase to four times as much; to multiply by four.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).

noun/ˈfɔːfəʊld/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɔɹ.foʊld/General-American
  1. An algebraic variety of degree 4.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).

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