twofold
pronunciation
How to pronounce twofold in British English:
UK [ˈtu:fəʊld]
How to pronounce twofold in American English:
US [ˈtufoʊld]
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- Adjective:
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- twice as great or many
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- Adverb:
- by a factor of two
Word Origin
- twofold (adj.)
- Old English tweofeald; see two + -fold.
Example
- 1. Mr zhang says the regime 's motives are twofold .
- 2. As both chairman and chief executive of socgen , this responsibility is twofold in mr bouton 's case .
- 3. The upshots of this work are twofold .
- 4. Most would agree this paradigm shift comes with a heavy twofold effect .
- 5. The risks to thailand are twofold .