quadruple
To multiply by fourTo multiply by four.
» If you pick up this power-up, you will deal quadruple damage.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To multiply by four.
Quadrupling four gives sixteen.
vervierfachen
учетверя́тьučetverjátʹ, учетвери́тьučetverítʹ
(intransitive)To increase by a factor of four.
Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.
increase fourfold
To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.
Examples
4 sentencesIf you pick up this power-up, you will deal quadruple damage.
Don't tell me there isn't anyone that doesn't know how to use quadruple negatives.
Such projects have turned arid plains into fertile farmland, which has quadrupled agricultural production.
Don't tell me there ain't no one that don't know how to use quadruple negatives.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.
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Forms
quadruples, quadrupling, quadrupled, quadrupled| Base form | quadruple · to quadruple |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | quadruples |
| Present participle | quadrupling |
| Past simple | quadrupled |
| Past participle | quadrupled |
regular · Lesson
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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