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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024twice /twaɪs/USA pronunciation adv. - two times:Our class meets twice a week.
- on two occasions:We saw him twice, once on Saturday and once on his wedding day.
- in twofold amount or degree:It costs twice as much money to fly to Los Angeles as it does to Chicago.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024twice (twīs),USA pronunciation adv. - two times, as in succession:Write twice a week.
- on two occasions;
in two instances:I phoned him twice. - in twofold quantity or degree;
in double the amount or degree:twice as much.
- bef. 1150; Middle English twies, equivalent. to twie twice (Old English twige, cognate with Old Frisian twīa, Old Saxon tuuīo; see twi-) + -s -s1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: twice /twaɪs/ adv - two times; on two occasions or in two cases
- double in degree or quantity: twice as long
Etymology: Old English twiwa; related to Old Norse tvisvar, Middle Low German twiges |