quadruple

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkwɒdrʊpl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /kwɑˈdrupəl/

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Adjective

Positive quadruple

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is quadruple, it is 200% bigger than something else.

   He's quite an athlete and can do quadruple jumps with ease.

Verb

Plain form quadruple

Third-person singular quadruples

Past tense quadrupled

Past participle quadrupled

Present participle quadrupling

1. (transitive) If you quadruple something, you multiply it by four.

   Quadrupling four gives sixteen.

2. (intransitive) If something quadruples, it increases by a factor of four.

   Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.