double

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double is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
door - double - doubt
English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: two
    Ordinal: second
    Frequency: twice
    Multiplier: double, twofold
    Distributive: doubly
    Fractional: half
    Number of musicians: duo, duet, duplet

Pronunciation[change]

Adjective[change]

Positive
double

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. (usually before a noun) A double door, window, etc. includes two of the same kind.
    We opened the double door to let the piano come in.
    Call me at five nine double three.
  2. (usually before a noun) A double accident, murder, etc. is two events that happen together or are somehow connected.
    With the double wedding, Sunday was the busiest day of the year.
  3. (usually before a noun) A double thing is for two people.
    They slept together in a double bed, while James slept in a single in the other room.
  4. Twice as big, twice as many, or twice as much as usual.
    I'll have a double coffee.

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Verb[change]

Plain form
double

Third-person singular
doubles

Past tense
doubled

Past participle
doubled

Present participle
doubling

  1. (transitive & intransitive) If something doubles, it grows by 100%.
    The price of gold has almost doubled in the last month from $407 to $792.
    We need to double the number of people buying it.
  2. (intransitive) If something doubles as something else, it has both roles.
    The kitchen doubles as our dining room.
  3. (intransitive) If something doubles up/over, it folds in half.
  4. (intransitive) If two people double up, they stay or work together.

Noun[change]

Singular
double

Plural
doubles

  1. If something is double, it is 100% bigger than something else.
    The new computer was double the cost of the old one.
    Usually we see about seventy people a day, but yesterday it was double.
  2. Somebody's double is another person who looks very similar to them.
  3. In baseball, a double is a hit that allows the runner to move to second base.

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