fourfold

[ fawr-fohld, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌfoʊld, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

comprising four parts or members.
four times as great or as much.

adverb

in fourfold measure.

Origin of fourfold

before 1000; Middle English foure fald, Old English feowerfealdum. See four, -fold

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British Dictionary definitions for fourfold

fourfold
/ (ˈfɔːˌfəʊld) /

adjective

equal to or having four times as many or as much
composed of four parts

adverb

by or up to four times as many or as much