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

According to analyst estimates, Microsoft bought 485,000 Nvidia chips, nearly twice as many as others. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024

Read More: Big Storms Highlight Cities’ Efforts to Protect Water Systems Climate change is already making extreme flooding more frequent and intense and by 2050 100-year flood events are projected to occur at least twice as frequently as today across 40% of the planet. —Natalie Donback, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024

She was also photographed twice more in New York wearing the same brown leather. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024

The service will operate twice per week through early April. —Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 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