twice

adverb

ˈtwīs 

1

: on two occasions

twice absent

2

: two times : in doubled quantity or degree

twice two is four

twice as much

Synonyms

• double
• doubly
• twofold

Examples of twice in a Sentence

I only wore it twice.

He has rehearsals twice a month.

He twice lost to younger opponents.

We visited them twice in 10 years.

The dictionary has been twice updated since 1993.

I've been there at least twice.

He must be twice her age.

The population is twice that of Canada.

The new one costs about twice as much.

He could earn twice his present salary at the new job.

Recent Examples on the Web

The best player in franchise history twice passed up free agency to stay in Anaheim, where the home team last won a postseason game 15 years ago, the same year Trout was drafted. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024

Americans, for example, have nearly twice as much money invested in mutual funds compared to their holdings of bank deposit accounts and currencies, but in Japan the proportion is 53 to 5 in the other direction. —Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024

During the fight, the teen was shot twice in the chest and the older man was hit once in the elbow. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024

Meanwhile, house prices have increased more than twice as fast as income has since the turn of the millennium. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English twiges, twies, from Old English twiga; akin to Old English twi-

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing twice

• lightning never strikes (the same place) twice
• once bitten, twice shy
• once or twice
• think twice
• twice a day
• twice a year
• twice-born
• twice-laid
• twice over
• twice-told
• twice yearly

Kids Definition

twice

adverb

ˈtwīs 

: two times

use it twice

twice as large