Meaning

30 senses
  1. Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

    I did double his sales this month.

    Doppelte

  2. A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

    Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.

    Doppelgänger, Double

    двойни́кdvojník

    двійни́кdvijnýk

    someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

  3. A drink with two portions of alcohol.

    On second thought, make that a double.

    Doppelter

    двойно́йdvojnój

  4. Two shifts of work back to back.

    I work a double this weekend.

  5. A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.

  6. A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.

  7. A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.

    I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles.

    Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles.

  8. A two-base hit.

    The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.

    a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

  9. A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.

  10. A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.

  11. A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.

  12. The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.

Examples

522 sentences
  1. This word has a double meaning.

    У цього слова два значення.

    ruУ этого слова есть два значения.

    deDieses Wort hat zwei Bedeutungen.

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  2. His salary is double what it was seven years ago.

    Його зарплата вдвічі вища, ніж сім років тому.

    ruЕго зарплата вдвое выше, чем семь лет назад.

    deSein Gehalt ist doppelt so hoch wie vor sieben Jahren.

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  3. Do you have a double room?

    Чи маєте двомісні кімнати?

    ruУ вас есть двухместный номер?

    deHaben Sie ein Doppelzimmer?

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  4. Sales should double this year.

    Цього року продажі повинні подвоїтися.

    ruВ этом году продажи должны удвоиться.

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  5. I'll pay double the price.

    Я заплачу подвійну ціну.

    ruЯ заплачу двойную цену.

    deIch werde den doppelten Preis zahlen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a person resembling or standing for another:
Русский
By meaning 2
a person resembling or standing for another:
a drink with double amount of alcohol:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
twice the number or size etc:
a person resembling or standing for another:
a drink with double amount of alcohol:

Forms

plural: doubles
Singulardouble
Pluraldoubles

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • more than double
  • double check
  • double crossed
  • paid double
  • double date
  • has a double

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
double — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto