twice

[ twahys ]

/ twaɪs /

two times, as in succession: Write twice a week.

on two occasions; in two instances: I phoned him twice.

in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree: twice as much.

Origin of twice

before 1150; Middle English twies, equivalent to twie twice (Old English twige, cognate with Old Frisian twīa, Old Saxon tuuīo; see twi-) + -s -s¹

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With twice as many British soldiers, Washington was in for a fiercely competitive battle of wit and strength.

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When it has boiled hard, dip the artichokes into the batter, (each piece should be twice dipped,) and fry them brown.

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He had been twice married; his second union, with his niece Martina, was frequently made a matter of reproach to him.

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Orbicular lizards were found about this camp, and had been once or twice before noticed near the base of the mountains.

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twice

/ (twaɪs) /

two times; on two occasions or in two cases he coughed twice

double in degree or quantity twice as long

Old English twiwa; related to Old Norse tvisvar, Middle Low German twiges

twice

see cheap at twice the price; lightning never strikes twice; once bitten, twice shy; think twice.