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

While negotiating with Paramount board members, the Ellison group twice upped its offer, in part to find ways to satisfy nonvoting shareholders who were upset that the Redstone family would be paid a premium for their shares. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024

South Africa, which has more than twice as many wealthy individuals as any other African country, has lost 20% of its millionaires in the last 10 years as the country battled logistics constraints, rolling blackouts and endemic crime and corruption. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024

Gallup found that each new generation is twice as likely as the generation that preceded it to identify as LGBTQ+. —Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 7 June 2024

Black women die of uterine cancer at twice the rate of white women, are twice as likely to be diagnosed with stomach cancer and more than twice as likely to die of it. —Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 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