double over
To bend over deeply at the waistTo bend over deeply at the waist.
» Tom doubled over with pain.
Том согнулся пополам от боли.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To bend over deeply at the waist.
Near-synonyms: double up, buckle over
doubled over in pain
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
(transitive, usually)To fold in half.
He doubled over the sheet of paper and wrote something on the back.
Examples
6 sentencesTom doubled over with pain.
ruТом согнулся пополам от боли. — Wezel
She doubled over, clutching her side.
We were doubled over with laughter.
His weight has doubled over the last ten years.
deSein Gewicht hat sich in den letzten 10 Jahren verdoppelt. — MUIRIEL
Our research indicates that poverty levels will double over the next thirty years if these policies remain in place.
Forms
doubles over, doubling over, doubled over, doubled over| Base form | double over · to double over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | doubles over |
| Present participle | doubling over |
| Past simple | doubled over |
| Past participle | doubled over |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- double upподвоїти, подвоюватиTo double the quantity, amount or duration of something
- double overподвоїти, подвоюватиTo bend over deeply at the waist.
- double offAfter a fly ball is caught, to tag the base (a runner) was on at the time of the pitch, thereby causing them to be out for failure to tag up.
- double downTo double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.
- double backTo retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb