Meaning

1 senses

  1. To increase to four times as much; to multiply by four.

    vervierfachen, vierfachen

    учетверя́тьučetverjátʹ, учетвери́тьučetverítʹ

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
increase to four times as much:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
increase to four times as much:

Origin

From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four

From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).

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Forms

fourfolds, fourfolding, fourfolded, fourfolded
Base formfourfold · to fourfold
3rd person singularfourfolds
Present participlefourfolding
Past simplefourfolded
Past participlefourfolded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfourfold
he, she, itfourfolds

Past simpleLesson

all personsfourfolded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fourfolded
he, she, ithas fourfolded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fourfold

Synonyms

2 synonyms
quadruplequadruplicate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fountainB1fourA1foursomefourteenA1fourteenth

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