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Definition of threefold - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
tripled amountincreased or made three times as much
- The company's profits were threefold compared to last year..
2.
compositioncomposed of three parts
- The plan has a threefold structure to ensure success.
Adverb
increaseby or up to three times as much
- The population grew threefold in a decade.
Expressions with threefold
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existing in large numbers or layers
The forest was thick and threefold with trees.
Origin of threefold
Old English, thrīe (three) + feald (fold)
Terms with threefold included in their meaning
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mathematics
increase threefold
effect
characterized by a threefold increase
quantity
threefold or triple in nature
Wicca
belief that energy returns threefold
poetry
first division of a Pindaric ode's threefold structure
civil fines
payment set at threefold the proven harm, often as a penalty
threefold
having three parts or elements
threefold
having three parts or elements
Examples of threefold in a sentence
The demand for electric cars has grown threefold this year. The book is divided into a threefold narrative. Their approach was threefold: research, development, and marketing. Profits increased threefold after the new strategy. The company's revenue expanded threefold last year.
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- French:triple, triplement, ...
- German:dreifach, dreimal, ...
- Italian:triplicato, di tre volte, ...
- Spanish:triplicado, tres veces, ...
- Portuguese:triplicado, três vezes, ...
- Chinese:三倍的, 三倍地, ...
- Japanese:三倍の, 3倍に, ...
- Arabic:ثَلاثَة أَضْعَاف, بِثَلاثَة أَضْعَاف, ...
- Hebrew:פִּי שְׁלוֹשָׁה, פִּי שְׁלוֹשָׁה, ...
- Russian:троекратный, троекратно, ...
- Ukrainian:утричі, втричі, ...
- Hindi:तीन गुना, तीन भागों वाला, ...
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