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See also:Double,doublé,Doublé,anddouble-

English

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   Cardinal:two
   Ordinal:second
   Abbreviated ordinal:2nd
   Latinate ordinal:secondary
   Reverse order ordinal:second last,second to last,second from last,last but one
   Latinate reverse order ordinal:penultimate
   Adverbial:twotimes,twice
   Multiplier:twofold
   Latinate multiplier:double
   Distributive:doubly
   Germanic collective:pair,twosome
   Collective of n parts:doublet,couple,couplet
   Greek or Latinate collective:dyad
   Metric collective prefix:double-
   Greek collective prefix:di-,duo-
   Latinate collective prefix:bi-
   Fractional:half
   Metric fractional prefix:demi-
   Latinate fractional prefix:semi-
   Greek fractional prefix:hemi-
   Elemental:twin,doublet
   Greek prefix:deutero-
   Number of musicians:duo,duet,duplet
   Number of years:biennium

Etymology

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PIE word
*dwóh₁

FromMiddle Englishdouble, fromOld Frenchdoble,double, fromLatinduplus(“twofold”).Doublet ofdoppio andduple.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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double (notcomparable)

  1. Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
    The closet hasdouble doors.
    • 1910,Emerson Hough, “A Lady in Company”, inThe Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:
      “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankinddouble weapons ! Such is not the usage of civilized warfare. Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
    • 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, inThe Economist‎[1], volume408, number8848, archived fromthe original on30 September 2020:
      The[Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held adouble place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.
  2. Oftwice the quantity.
    Give me adouble serving of mashed potatoes.
    • 2024 May 23, Laura He, “Bargain-hungry Americans are flocking to Temu and making its Chinese owner very rich”, inCNN Business‎[2]:
      The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, more thandouble the average analyst estimate of 12.62 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), according to LSEG data.
  3. Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
    He's mydouble cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.
  4. Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
    adouble room
    adouble garage
  5. Folded in two; composed of twolayers.
  6. Stooping; bent over.
  7. Having two aspects;ambiguous.
    adouble meaning
  8. False, deceitful, orhypocritical.
    adouble life
    • c. 1515–1516, published 1568,John Skelton,Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.:
      A falsdouble tunge is more fiers and fell
      Then Cerberus the cur couching in the kenel of hel;
      Wherof hereafter, I thinke for to write,
      Of falsdouble tunges in the diſpite.
  9. Of flowers, having more than the normal number ofpetals.
  10. (music) Of aninstrument, sounding anoctave lower.
    adouble bass
  11. (music) Oftime, twice as fast.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of“made up of two matching or complementary elements”):half
  • (antonym(s) of“of twice the quantity”):half

Derived terms

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Translations

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made up of two matching or complementary elements—see alsodual
twice the quantity
of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family
designed for two
folded in two; composed of two layers
stooping; bent over
having two aspects; ambiguous
false, deceitful, or hypocritical
of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals
in music, of an instrument, sounding an octave lower
in music, of time, twice as fast.

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Number12345
Modifiersingle /solodouble /twofoldtriple /threefoldquadruple /fourfoldquintuple / pentuple /fivefold
Wholeloner /singleton /monadpair /couple /twosome /duo /dyadtrio /threesome /triad /troikafoursome /quartet /tetradfivesome /quintet /pentad
Partonly one /singlettwin / one of two /doublettriplet / one of threequadruplet / one of fourquintuplet /pentuplet / one of five
Number678910
Modifiersextuple /hextuple /sixfoldseptuple /heptuple /sevenfoldoctuple /eightfoldninefold /nonupletenfold /decuple
Wholesixsome /sextet /hexadsevensome /septet /heptadeightsome /octet /octadninesome /nonet /enneadtensome /decet /decad
Partsextuplet /hextuplet / one of sixone of seven /septuplet / heptupletoctuplet / one of eightone of nine /nonupletone of ten /decuplet
Number111213100many
Modifierelevenfold /undecuple /hendecupletwelvefold /duodecuplethirteenfold /tredecupleahundredfold /centuplemultiple
Wholeelevensometwelvesomethirteensomehundredsome
Partone of eleven /undecuplet / hendecupletone of twelve /duodecupletone of thirteen /tredecupletone of a hundred /centupletone of many /multiplet

Adverb

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double (notcomparable)

  1. Twice over;twofold;doubly.
  2. Two together; two at a time.
    When I met the twins, I thought I wasseeingdouble.
    There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleepdouble for the night.
  3. Into two halves or sections.
    The old man was bentdouble under his heavy burden.

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Noun

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double (pluraldoubles)

  1. Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
  2. A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
    Saddam Hussein was rumored to have manydoubles.
  3. Adrink with two portions ofalcohol.
    On second thought, make that adouble.
  4. A ghostlyapparition of a living person; adoppelgänger.
    • 1886,Peter Christen Asbj&oslash￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad,Folk and Fairy Tales, page71:
      According to the description our captain had given me of Peter Sandaker once when he had dropped behind on the march, he was particularly good at telling tales and stories about goblin-birds,doubles, and fairies, and had a special fancy for entering into the most minute details, whenever he commenced telling about one or the other of the eighteen bears he had killed in his time.
  5. A sharp turn,especially a return on one's owntracks.
  6. Aredundant item for which an identical item already exists.
    I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some aredoubles.
    Before printing the photos, Liam deleted thedoubles.
  7. (baseball) A two-base hit.
    The catcher hit adouble to lead off the ninth.
  8. (bridge) Acall that increases certain scoring points if the last precedingbid becomes thecontract.
  9. (billiards, snooker) Astrike in which theobjectball is struck so as to make it rebound against thecushion to an oppositepocket.
    • 2023 May 1, Steve Sutcliffe, “World Snooker Championship 2023 final: Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby for first world title”, inBBC Sport:
      Brecel fired indoubles, a succession of stunning long pots and seemingly cleared balls at will as he rattled through the first four frames in under an hour.
  10. A bet on two horses in different races in which anywinnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
    • 2005, Kenneth Brown,...and I Survived: A Barnardo Boy's Memoir, page55:
      Not only did I collect on thedouble; I had the win and theplace money as well.
  11. (darts) The narrow outermostring on adartboard.
  12. (darts) Ahit on this ring.
  13. (dominoes) Atile that has the same value (i.e., the same number ofpips) on both sides.
  14. (programming) Adouble-precisionfloating-pointnumber.
    Thesine function returns adouble.
  15. (soccer) Two competitions, usually oneleague and onecup, won by the same team in a singleseason.
  16. (rowing) Aboat for twoscullers.
  17. (sports) Thefeat of scoring twice in one game.
    • 2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, inBBC‎[3]:
      DJ Campbell grabbed a second-halfdouble as Blackpool made Sunderland pay for a host of missed chances to secure a fifth away league win of the season.
  18. (sports, chiefly swimming and track) Thefeat of winning two events in a singlemeet orcompetition.
    In 1996, Michael Johnson achieved adouble by winning both the 200 and 400 meter dashes.
  19. (cricket) The achievement of 1000runs and 100wickets taken in a singleseason.
  20. (historical) A former Frenchcoin worth one-sixth of asou.
  21. (historical, Guernsey) A coppercoin worth one-eighth of apenny.
    • 1974,GB Edwards,The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published2007, page196:
      As fordoubles, they are not worth anything now; and I have still got an egg-cupful my mother used to keep handy to give the baker change from a farthing.
  22. (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
  23. (Christianity) Adouble feast.
  24. Synonym ofdouble-quick(“fast marching pace”).
  25. (music) A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
    • 2020 January 4, Bret Pimentel, “Woodwind doubling and saxophone problems”, inBret Pimentel, woodwinds‎[4]:
      The saxophone is a valuable and rewardingdouble, and opens up many gigs that aren’t available to players of just the “orchestral” woodwinds.
  26. (slang, dated) Adouble-cross orbetrayal.
    • 1880, Hawley Smart,False Cards, page216:
      His fellows had chaffed him much upon the way that astute adventurer had bamboozled him, or, in their vernacular, "put thedouble on him," and vowed that all his energies should be devoted to a return match.

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Translations

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twice the number or size etc
a person resembling or standing for another—see alsodoppelganger
a drink with double amount of alcohol
redundant item for which an identical item already exists
baseball: a two-base hit
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Verb

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double (third-person singular simple presentdoubles,present participledoubling,simple past and past participledoubled)

  1. (transitive) Tomultiply bytwo.
    The companydoubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
  2. (intransitive) Toincrease by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
    Our earnings havedoubled in the last year.
  3. To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
  4. (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
    To make a pleat,double the material at the waist.
  5. (transitive, sometimes followed byup) Toclench (afist).
  6. (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
    The batterdoubled into the corner.
  7. (transitive, often followed bytogether orup) To join orcouple.
  8. (transitive) To repeat exactly;copy.
  9. (intransitive) To serve a secondrole or have a second purpose. [withas]
    A spork is a kind of fork thatdoubles as a spoon.
  10. (ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act assubstitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
    • 1801, Francis William Blagdon,Paris as it was and as it is, published1803,II, xli, 60:
      Laforêt, who (as the French express it),doubles Lainez, that is, performs the same characters in his absence.
    • 1814, Elizabeth Hervey,The Mourtray Family: Third Edition, page31:
      […] and when she attempted todouble the part of her mother, she equally failed in playing the great or agreeable lady.
  11. (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
    • 1878, lady Isabella Emma E. Schuster,Hands Not Hearts, page141:
      When, therefore, Briggs, the sedate, middle-aged individual, who in the Markham householddoubles the roles of butler and valet, makes his appearance, his master affects to be in a great hurry, looks at his watch, and says :[…]
    • 1916,The Moving Picture World, page335:
      Miss Thebydoubles in the part of Rose and the native girl in the Philippines. This is a problem plot in which a young man leaves the girl of his choice because she has had an affair in her earlier years. He goes to the Philippines,[…]
    • 1997, Roger Lewis,The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Hal Leonard Corporation,→ISBN:
      InOn the Beat hedoubles the parts of a constable and a gang-leader. Norman was all over the place.
    • 2013, Hy Rothstein, Barton Whaley,The Art and Science of Military Deception, Artech House,→ISBN, page164:
      In his case the matter is simplified by the fact that the head of his Deception Staffdoubles the roles of author and producer. The Commander therefore tells him what sort of deception he needs, examines the plans produced for him[…]
  12. (intransitive) To turnsharply, following a winding course.
  13. (nautical) Tosail around (aheadland or otherpoint).
  14. (music) Toduplicate (a part) either in unison or at theoctave above or below it.
  15. (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additionalinstrument).
  16. (bridge) To make acall that will double certain scoring points if the precedingbid becomes thecontract.
  17. (card games, intransitive) Todouble down.
  18. (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from acushion before entering thepocket.
  19. (intransitive) To go ormarch at twice the normal speed.
  20. (transitive) To multiply thestrength oreffect of by two.
    Sorry, this store does notdouble coupons.
  21. (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
  22. (radio, informal, of a station) Totransmitsimultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causinginterference.
    Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station wasdoubling with you.
  23. (espionage, intransitive) To operate as adouble agent.
    • 1973,National Lampoon, page12:
      Was this simply the cover name of an Allied spy-code named the Brass Monkey?[…] The possibility that the Brass Monkey himself was "doubling" (with headquarters' approval, of course) is too logical[…]

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Translations

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(transitive) to multiply by two
(intransitive) to increase by 100%
to fold over so as to make two folds
baseball: to get a two-base hit
to clench
to join
to copy
to serve two roles
to turn sharply
nautical: to sail around something
music: to duplicate a part
music: to be capable of performing upon an additional instrument
bridge: to make a call that will double certain scoring points
billiards: to cause to rebound from a cushion
to act as substitute
to go at twice the normal speed
to multiply the effect or strength of by two
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Chinese

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Etymology

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FromEnglishdouble.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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double

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese)times;-fold(Classifier:個／个c)
    使多一個double／使多一个double[Hong Kong Cantonese]  ― sai2 do1 jat1 go3dap1 bou4[Jyutping]  ―  to use onefold more

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Verb

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double

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) todouble; toincrease by 100%

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Frenchdoble, fromLatinduplus.

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Adjective

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French numbers(edit)
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   Cardinal:deux
   Ordinal:deuxième,second
   Ordinalabbreviation:2e,2d,(nonstandard)2ème
   Multiplier:double
   Fractional:demi,moitié
French Wikipedia article on2

double (pluraldoubles)

  1. double(all senses),two
    Il s'agit d'une phrase àdouble sens.
    It is a phrase oftwo sentences.
  2. (music)sixteenth note
    unedouble croche ―a sixteenth note

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Noun

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double m (pluraldoubles)

  1. double(twice the number, amount, etc.)
    Je n'en avais pas assez, alors j'en acheté ledouble.
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  2. duplicate(an identical copy)
    Faire undouble de ses clés.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (baseball) double

Verb

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double

  1. inflection ofdoubler:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentindicative/subjunctive
    2. second-personsingularimperative

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