double
Twice the number, amount, size, etcTwice the number, amount, size, etc.
» This word has a double meaning.
Dieses Wort hat zwei Bedeutungen.
Dieses Wort ist doppeldeutig.
У этого слова есть два значения.
У этого слова два значения.
Это слово имеет двойной смысл.
У цього слова два значення.
Meaning
30 sensesTwice the number, amount, size, etc.
I did double his sales this month.
Doppelte
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)
A drink with two portions of alcohol.
On second thought, make that a double.
Doppelter
двойно́йdvojnój
Two shifts of work back to back.
I work a double this weekend.
A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
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.
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
A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
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.
The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
Examples
522 sentencesThis word has a double meaning.
У цього слова два значення.
ruУ этого слова есть два значения.
deDieses Wort hat zwei Bedeutungen.
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.
Do you have a double room?
Чи маєте двомісні кімнати?
ruУ вас есть двухместный номер?
deHaben Sie ein Doppelzimmer?
Sales should double this year.
Цього року продажі повинні подвоїтися.
ruВ этом году продажи должны удвоиться.
I'll pay double the price.
Я заплачу подвійну ціну.
ruЯ заплачу двойную цену.
deIch werde den doppelten Preis zahlen.
Translations
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Forms
plural: doublesSynonyms
7 synonyms- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base:two-base hittwo-baggertwo-baser
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor):imagelook-alike
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2:doubling
Word family
7 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- more than double
- double check
- double crossed
- paid double
- double date
- has a double