Double Meaning
/ˈdʌb.əl/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjMade up of two matching or complementary elements.
adjOf twice the quantity.
Sentence Examples
Your book is double the size of mine.
The only room available is a double.
He gets paid double for doing the same job I do.
CEFR Practice Quiz
If you ____ the recipe, you will have enough for everyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Your book is ____ the size of mine.
Word Origin & History
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Such is not the usage of civilized warfare. Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”"
— 1910, Emerson Hough, “A Lady in Company”, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
"The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account."
— 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2020:
"The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one."
— 2019 January 26, Kitty Empire [pseudonym], “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2019:
"The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, more than double the average analyst estimate of 12.62 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), according to LSEG data."
— 2024 May 23, Laura He, “Bargain-hungry Americans are flocking to Temu and making its Chinese owner very rich”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2024:
"Assuming the accuracy of his information, the curious fact was established that Mr Rigby Lacksome, ostensibly in England to attend the book sales, had prompted a convenient organization to carry out a raid on a certain historic building, while he himself immediately appeared on the scene with an arrangement to make good the damage. […] Was there, indeed, some double purpose here at work?"
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
If you ____ the recipe, you will have enough for everyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Your book is ____ the size of mine.