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How to pronounce double
Say it like this: /ˈdʌb.əl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does double mean?
adjMade up of two matching or complementary elements.
“The closet has double doors.”
Of twice the quantity.
“Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.”
Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
“He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.”
advTwice over; twofold; doubly.
“February 7 1736, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope I was double their age.”
Two together; two at a time.
“When I met the twins, I thought I was seeing double.”
Into two halves or sections.
“The old man was bent double under his heavy burden.”
nounTwice the number, amount, size, etc.
“I did double his sales this month.”
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
“Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.”
A drink with two portions of alcohol.
“On second thought, make that a double.”
verbTo multiply by two.
“The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.”
To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
“Our earnings have doubled in the last year.”
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
“Thus re-inforc’d, againſt the adverſe Fleet / Still doubling ours, brave Rupert leads the way.”
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