Meaning

4 senses
  1. (dated, transitive)To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.

    verdreifachen

  2. (dated, intransitive)To become multiplied by three or increased threefold.

    increase threefold

  3. (intransitive)To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.

  4. (transitive)To utter in a treble key; to whine.

    sing treble

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Its value trebled.

    Його вартість потроїлася. — aandrusiak

    ruЕго стоимость выросла втрое. — odexed

    deSein Wert hat sich verdreifacht. — MUIRIEL

  2. The value of this has trebled.

    ruЕго стоимость утроилась. — marafon

    deDer Wert hat sich verdreifacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. The national debt has trebled in the last ten years.

  4. Sales of the book have trebled in the past year.

    deDie Verkaufszahlen des Buches haben sich im letzten Jahr verdreifacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Sales of the book have trebled during the past year.

    deDie Verkaufszahlen des Buches haben sich im letzten Jahr verdreifacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to multiply by three:

Forms

trebles, trebling, trebled, trebled
Base formtreble · to treble
3rd person singulartrebles
Present participletrebling
Past simpletrebled
Past participletrebled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytreble
he, she, ittrebles

Past simpleLesson

all personstrebled

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill treble

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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