threefold
threefold · threefolds · threefolded · threefolding
To make threefold; to tripleTo make threefold; to triple.
US/θɹˈifˌoʊld/
» Thank to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled threefold.
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1 sensesTo make threefold; to triple.
Examples
2 sentencesThank to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled threefold.
Modern Algeria has embarked on a process of Arabization, Islamization and socialism and this threefold policy has been a failure.
Origin
From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three + -fold.From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three + -fold.
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Forms
threefolds, threefolding, threefolded, threefolded| Base form | threefold · to threefold |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | threefolds |
| Present participle | threefolding |
| Past simple | threefolded |
| Past participle | threefolded |
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