quadruple

CEFRC1

/ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Four times as much or as many.

  2. 02

    verb

    To become four times larger or make something four times larger.

Examples

  • Don't tell me there ain't no one that don't know how to use quadruple negatives.

  • If you pick up this power-up, you will deal quadruple damage.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. To increase by a factor of four.

  2. To multiply by four.

  3. Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

More examples

In context

  • He's quite an athlete and can do quadruple jumps with ease.

  • Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.

  • Quadrupling four gives sixteen.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.