tenfoldadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈtɛnfəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈtɛnˌfoʊld/

Etymology: Old English tíenfeald.

A. adj.

a. Ten times as great or as much; ten times increased or intensified; also indefinitely, many times as great.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > ten > [adjective] > tenfold

tenfoldc1200

decuple1613

decemplex-

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 135 His michelnesse was unhiled on ten fold wise and mo.

1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Bii Decupla..10 to 1: 20 to 2... Tennefolde.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus (1623) iii. ii. 6 Thy Neece and I..cannot passionate our tenfold griefe, Wi[t]h foulded Armes.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated ii. ix. 149 The Aire..being by a Tenne-fold proportion thinner then the Water.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 412 His mind reacted with tenfold force on the spirit of the age.

b. As predicate, passing into substantive use; cf. hundredfold n.

ΚΠ

1769 J. Home Fatal Discov. iv Euran! whate'er the lavish Pict has promis'd To tempt thee to betray thy master's house, Tenfold I'll give thee to preserve thy faith.

1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. xxxvii. 219 But the loss had been tenfold of what was there stated.

2. Ranged in ten folds, or ten deep.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad i. 36 Stretch'd o'er the broadback'd hills, in long array, The tenfold Alleganies meet the day.

B. adv.

Ten times (in amount or degree).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > ten > [adverb] > tenfold

tenc1330

tenfold1538

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Decuplo..if it be an aduerbe, it sygnifyeth tenne times, or tenne fold. Decuplum, like wyse.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. viii. 12 I will reward thee Once for thy sprightly comfort, and ten-fold For thy good valour.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 705 The grieslie terrour..So speaking and so threatning, grew ten fold More dreadful and deform.

1827 S. Smith Wks. (1850) 485 Is not the Church of England tenfold more rich and more strong than when the separation took place?

1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket i. iii. 61 False to himself, but ten-fold false to me!

Derivatives

ˈtenfoldness n. the condition or quality of being tenfold.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > ten > [noun] > quality of being tenfold

tenfoldness1891

1891 J. E. H. Thomson Bks. which influenced Our Lord iii. i. 382 There is no explanation of the tenfoldness exhibited in the symbols.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tenfoldv.

Etymology: < tenfold adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtenfold.

transitive. To increase ten times; loosely, to multiply indefinitely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase by specific proportion

doublec1290

treblea1325

triplea1400

redouble1477

quadruple1487

sextuple1632

quintuple1639

quinquiplicate1656

quintuplicate1676

fivefold1858

tenfold1858

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > ten > [verb (transitive)] > multiply by ten

tenfold1858

1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernatural xiii. 420 Transforming the world, tenfolding its forces and uses, and all that constitutes its value.

1858 H. Bushnell Serm. for New Life (1869) viii. 102 The capacity of religion..may be fivefolded, tenfolded, indefinitely increased.

1902 P. Kropotkin Mutual Aid (1904) vi. 208 It tenfolded their forces.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

> as lemmas

c. Used vaguely or hyperbolically, esp. in ten times, tenfold, and the like. Cf. hundred n. and adj., thousand n. and adj.For hyperbolical use of ten thousand see thousand n. and adj.

ΚΠ

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Baruch iv. 28 Ȝe..schulen seke hym ten sithis so myche.

a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 203 Suppois thy heid war armit tymis ten.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. i. 180 A iewell in a ten times bard vp chest.

1883 D. C. Murray Hearts II. 162 His easy cynicism made him ten times more believable than any moral profession could have done.

单词	tenfold
释义	tenfoldadj.adv. Brit. /ˈtɛnfəʊld/, U.S. /ˈtɛnˌfoʊld/ Etymology: Old English tíenfeald. A. adj. 1. a. Ten times as great or as much; ten times increased or intensified; also indefinitely, many times as great. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > ten > [adjective] > tenfold tenfoldc1200 decuple1613 decemplex- c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 135 His michelnesse was unhiled on ten fold wise and mo. 1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Bii Decupla..10 to 1: 20 to 2... Tennefolde. a1616 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus (1623) iii. ii. 6 Thy Neece and I..cannot passionate our tenfold griefe, Wi[t]h foulded Armes. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated ii. ix. 149 The Aire..being by a Tenne-fold proportion thinner then the Water. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 412 His mind reacted with tenfold force on the spirit of the age. b. As predicate, passing into substantive use; cf. hundredfold n. ΚΠ 1769 J. Home Fatal Discov. iv Euran! whate'er the lavish Pict has promis'd To tempt thee to betray thy master's house, Tenfold I'll give thee to preserve thy faith. 1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. xxxvii. 219 But the loss had been tenfold of what was there stated. 2. Ranged in ten folds, or ten deep.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad i. 36 Stretch'd o'er the broadback'd hills, in long array, The tenfold Alleganies meet the day. B. adv. Ten times (in amount or degree). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > ten > [adverb] > tenfold tenc1330 tenfold1538 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Decuplo..if it be an aduerbe, it sygnifyeth tenne times, or tenne fold. Decuplum, like wyse. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. viii. 12 I will reward thee Once for thy sprightly comfort, and ten-fold For thy good valour. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 705 The grieslie terrour..So speaking and so threatning, grew ten fold More dreadful and deform. View more context for this quotation 1827 S. Smith Wks. (1850) 485 Is not the Church of England tenfold more rich and more strong than when the separation took place? 1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket i. iii. 61 False to himself, but ten-fold false to me! Derivatives ˈtenfoldness n. the condition or quality of being tenfold. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > ten > [noun] > quality of being tenfold tenfoldness1891 1891 J. E. H. Thomson Bks. which influenced Our Lord iii. i. 382 There is no explanation of the tenfoldness exhibited in the symbols. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tenfoldv. Etymology: < tenfold adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtenfold. transitive. To increase ten times; loosely, to multiply indefinitely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase by specific proportion doublec1290 treblea1325 triplea1400 redouble1477 quadruple1487 sextuple1632 quintuple1639 quinquiplicate1656 quintuplicate1676 fivefold1858 tenfold1858 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > ten > [verb (transitive)] > multiply by ten tenfold1858 1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernatural xiii. 420 Transforming the world, tenfolding its forces and uses, and all that constitutes its value. 1858 H. Bushnell Serm. for New Life (1869) viii. 102 The capacity of religion..may be fivefolded, tenfolded, indefinitely increased. 1902 P. Kropotkin Mutual Aid (1904) vi. 208 It tenfolded their forces. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas tenfold c. Used vaguely or hyperbolically, esp. in ten times, tenfold, and the like. Cf. hundred n. and adj., thousand n. and adj.For hyperbolical use of ten thousand see thousand n. and adj. ΚΠ a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Baruch iv. 28 Ȝe..schulen seke hym ten sithis so myche. a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 203 Suppois thy heid war armit tymis ten. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. i. 180 A iewell in a ten times bard vp chest. View more context for this quotation 1883 D. C. Murray Hearts II. 162 His easy cynicism made him ten times more believable than any moral profession could have done. extracted from tenadj.n.adv. < adj.adv.c1200v.1858 as lemmas
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