Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense triples, present participle tripling, past tense, past participle tripled
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Triple means consisting of three things or parts.
...a triple somersault.
In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
Synonyms: three-way, threefold, tripartite More Synonyms of triple
2. verb
If something triples or if you triple it, it becomes three times as large in size or number.
I got a fantastic new job and my salary tripled. [VERB]
The Exhibition has tripled in size from last year. [VERB + in]
The merger puts the firm in a position to triple its earnings. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: treble, triplicate, increase threefold More Synonyms of triple
3. predeterminer
If something is triple the amount or size of another thing, it is three times as large.
The mine reportedly had an accident rate triple the national average.
The kitchen is triple the size it once was.
More Synonyms of triple
triple in British English
(ˈtrɪpəl)
adjective
1.
consisting of three parts; threefold
2.
(of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar
3.
three times as great or as much
noun
4.
a threefold amount
5.
a group of three
verb
6.
to increase or become increased threefold; treble
Derived forms
triply (ˈtriply)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Latin triplus
triple in American English
(ˈtrɪpəl)
adjective
1.
consisting of or including three; threefold
2.
done, used, said, etc. three times; repeated twice
3.
three times as much, as many, as large, etc.
4. Music
containing three (or a multiple of three) beats to the measure
triple time
noun
5.
an amount three times as much or as many
6.
a group of three; triad
7. US, Baseball
a hit on which the batter reaches third base
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈtripled or ˈtripling
8.
to make three times as much or as many
9. US, Baseball
to advance (a runner) by hitting a triple
verb intransitive
10.
to become three times as much or as many
11. US, Baseball
to hit a triple
Word origin
Fr < L triplus, threefold < tri-, tri- + -plus, as in duplus, double
Examples of 'triple' in a sentence
triple
Efforts are now being doubled and tripled.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Most of these companies have doubled or tripled in value since the financial crisis while simultaneously paying out fat dividends.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
THE number of drivers over the age of 100 on our roads has tripled in a year.
The Sun (2016)
It is not news that a man who once scored three triple hundreds in a month likes to bat, but that desire has not diminished.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
THE number of complaints about payday loan firms is set to triple in the year to next April, figures show.
The Sun (2016)
The number of people using food banks has tripled over the last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
IT'S not so much a double as a triple whammy.
The Sun (2014)
Their use has tripled in three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
How do you know when to clap the triple jumpers?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Another year on and it could be triple that number.
The Sun (2015)
My uncle had a triple bypass and my grandmother died of a heart condition.
The Sun (2015)
Meanwhile the number of families resorting to food banks has tripled in a year.
The Sun (2014)
Co-op hits back with its own triple whammy timesonline.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She hopes to triple the size of the business over the next three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The first programme was a triple bill of work by prominent western male choreographers spanning nearly four decades.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some chemicals the firm uses have tripled in price over the past 12 months alone.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Can the triple former champions rediscover their appetite for Europe?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The new world indoor triple jump champion said she hoped the British public would now accept her.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
THE great advantage of triple bills is that no one ballet has to carry the night.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But the middle group tripled.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
The firm is also tripling the size of its apprenticeship programme and will take on 800 extra young people by the end of next year.
The Sun (2014)
The triple Olympic champion was involved in a minor road accident in Jamaica in the early hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
France's national debt has tripled in three decades to more than €1 trillion.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He added: 'I am in a room with another triple amputee and we have been talking about how we do things.
The Sun (2009)
In other languages
triple
British English: triple /ˈtrɪpl/ ADJECTIVE
Triple means consisting of three things or parts.
...a triple gold medallist.
American English: triple
Arabic: ثُلَاثِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: triplo
Chinese: 三倍数
Croatian: trostruk
Czech: trojnásobný
Danish: tredobbelt
Dutch: driedubbel
European Spanish: triple
Finnish: kolminkertainen
French: triple
German: dreifach
Greek: τριπλός
Italian: triplo
Japanese: 三重の
Korean: 3배의
Norwegian: tredobbel
Polish: potrójny
European Portuguese: triplo
Romanian: triplu
Russian: тройной
Latin American Spanish: triple
Swedish: trefaldig
Thai: ประกอบด้วยสามส่วน
Turkish: üç katı
Ukrainian: потрійний
Vietnamese: gồm ba phần
All related terms of 'triple'
triple A
anti-aircraft artillery
triple bond
a type of chemical bond consisting of three distinct covalent bonds linking two atoms in a molecule
triple jump
The triple jump is an athletic event in which competitors have to jump as far as they can, and are allowed to touch the ground once with each foot in the course of the jump.
triple lock
a protective system that uses three separate safeguards
triple play
the supply to a customer by one provider of telephone , internet , and television services
triple sec
a colourless liqueur with orange flavouring
triple time
musical time with three beats in each bar
triple bogey
a score of three strokes over par on a hole
triple crown
the Pope's tiara
triple-decker
→ three-decker (sense 2 ) three-decker (sense 4 )
triple-digit
three-figure
triple jumper
a person who takes part in the triple jump
triple-nerved
(of a leaf ) having three main veins
triple point
the temperature and pressure at which the three phases of a substance are in equilibrium . The triple point of water, 273.16 K at a pressure of 611.2 Pa , is the basis of the definition of the kelvin
triple-space
to type ( copy ) so as to leave two full spaces between lines
triple threat
a football player who is a skillful runner , passer , and kicker
triple-tongue
to play (very quick staccato passages of notes grouped in threes) on a wind instrument by a combination of single- and double-tonguing
Triple Alliance
the secret alliance between Germany , Austria-Hungary , and Italy formed in 1882 and lasting until 1914
Triple Entente
the understanding between Britain , France , and Russia that developed between 1894 and 1907 and counterbalanced the Triple Alliance of 1882. The Entente became a formal alliance on the outbreak of World War I and was ended by the Russian Revolution in 1917
triple glazing
three layers of glass in windows or doors
triple bottom line
a method of assessing the performance of a business by taking account of social and environmental factors as well as its financial results
triple witching hour
the last hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the four Fridays each year when stock options , stock index futures , and options on such futures simultaneously expire : regarded as a time of extreme volatility in trading
triple expansion engine
(formerly) a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in three stages in cylinders of increasing diameter to accommodate the increasing volume of the steam
triple combination therapy
treatment with three different drugs
Chinese translation of 'triple'
triple
(ˈtrɪpl)
adj
三部分的 (sān bùfen de)
adv
triple the distance/size三倍的距离(離)/尺寸 (sānbèi de jùlí/chǐcùn)
vt
使增至三倍 (shǐ zēng zhì sānbèi)
vi
三倍于(於) (sānbèi yú)
1 (adjective)
Definition
three times as great or as much
The kitchen is triple the size it used to be.
Synonyms
treble
three times
three times as much as
2 (adjective)
Definition
made up of three parts or things
Germany, Austria and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
Synonyms
three-way
threefold
tripartite
(verb)
Definition
to make or become three times as much or as many
I got a great new job and my salary tripled.
Synonyms
treble
triplicate
increase threefold
(noun)
Definition
a group of three
Synonyms
threesome
We often all go out as a threesome.
trio
classy songs from a Texas trio
trinity
The hotel is owned by a trinity of Japanese corporations.
trilogy
triplet
a triplet of spiral galaxies
triad
the triad of responsibilities: teaching, research and service
triumvirate
trine
triune
Additional synonyms
in the sense of triad
Definition
a group of three
the triad of responsibilities: teaching, research and service
Synonyms
threesome,
triple,
trio,
trinity,
trilogy,
triplet,
triumvirate,
triptych,
trine,
triune
in the sense of trinity
Definition
a group of three people or things
The hotel is owned by a trinity of Japanese corporations.