hundredfold
hundredfold · hundredfolds · hundredfolded · hundredfolding
To increase to one hundred times as muchTo increase to one hundred times as much; to multiply by a hundred.
» A boy with a toy sword is leaning against the o-hyakudo-ishi, the stone of a hundredfold prayers.
Meaning
1 senses(rare)To increase to one hundred times as much; to multiply by a hundred.
Examples
2 sentencesA boy with a toy sword is leaning against the o-hyakudo-ishi, the stone of a hundredfold prayers.
And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English hundredfold. Equivalent to hundred + -fold.From Middle English hundredfold. Equivalent to hundred + -fold.
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Forms
hundredfolds, hundredfolding, hundredfolded, hundredfolded| Base form | hundredfold · to hundredfold |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hundredfolds |
| Present participle | hundredfolding |
| Past simple | hundredfolded |
| Past participle | hundredfolded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle