twentyfoldadj.adv.v.

Brit.

/ˈtwɛntɪfəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈtwɛn(t)iˌfoʊld/

Etymology: < twenty adj. and n. + -fold suffix. Compare Old English twentigfeald.

A. adj.

Twenty times as many or as great; multiplied by twenty; twenty times repeated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adjective] > twenty > twenty times as much

twentyfold1610

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 679 Rie with twenty fold increase.

1653 T. C. in W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved To Capt. W. B. C vj To raise from one to ten, yea Twentyfold.

1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. iii. 482 The interminable process of twentyfold assertion, twentyfold objection, twentyfold conclusion.

1897 ‘P. Warung’ Tales Old Regime 207 Even in the twenty-fold perjurer and the thrice condemned murderer.

B. adv.

Twenty times (in amount); twenty times as much.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adverb] > in twenties > twenty times as much

twentyfold1872

1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 62 The savour of thy kitchen came upon me A little faintlier: but the wind hath changed: I scent it twentyfold.

1905 Standard 3 Mar. 2/5 After..heavy rains,..the volume of water..was twentyfold as great.

†C. v.

To multiply by twenty. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > multiply by number between eleven and ninety-nine [verb (transitive)] > multiply by twenty

twentyfold1611

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Ventiplicare, to twentyfold.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twentyfold
释义	twentyfoldadj.adv.v. Brit. /ˈtwɛntɪfəʊld/, U.S. /ˈtwɛn(t)iˌfoʊld/ Etymology: < twenty adj. and n. + -fold suffix. Compare Old English twentigfeald. A. adj. Twenty times as many or as great; multiplied by twenty; twenty times repeated. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adjective] > twenty > twenty times as much twentyfold1610 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 679 Rie with twenty fold increase. 1653 T. C. in W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved To Capt. W. B. C vj To raise from one to ten, yea Twentyfold. 1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. iii. 482 The interminable process of twentyfold assertion, twentyfold objection, twentyfold conclusion. 1897 ‘P. Warung’ Tales Old Regime 207 Even in the twenty-fold perjurer and the thrice condemned murderer. B. adv. Twenty times (in amount); twenty times as much. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adverb] > in twenties > twenty times as much twentyfold1872 1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 62 The savour of thy kitchen came upon me A little faintlier: but the wind hath changed: I scent it twentyfold. 1905 Standard 3 Mar. 2/5 After..heavy rains,..the volume of water..was twentyfold as great. †C. v. To multiply by twenty. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > multiply by number between eleven and ninety-nine [verb (transitive)] > multiply by twenty twentyfold1611 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Ventiplicare, to twentyfold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.v.1610
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