Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Five times as much or as many.

  2. (not comparable)In a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple.

    fünffach

More definitions
  • having five units or components

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Brand desirability among girls age 7-13 increased fivefold after the marketing department changed the company mascot to a talking pony.

    deDie Anziehungskraft der Marke auf Mädchen zwischen sieben und dreizehn verfünffachte sich, als die Marketingabteilung ein sprechendes Pony zum Firmenmaskottchen machte.

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  2. Corn yields in the U.S. have increased fivefold over the past seventy years, thanks to advances in agricultural technology.

    deDank Fortschritten in der Agrartechnik hat sich die Maisernte in den Vereinigten Staaten in den letzten siebzig Jahren verfünffacht.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple:

Origin

From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five + -fold.

From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five + -fold.

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Synonyms

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Word family

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