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 of twice

• double

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

Brind’Amour made sure the Hurricanes kept getting back up after losing in the conference final twice in the past three years and three times in their current eight-year playoff run. —Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

Curaçao’s Dick Advocaat, 78, will break the record for oldest coach — a milestone that’s been broken twice already in the past four days alone (South Africa’s coach Hugo Broos is 74 and so is Czechia’s Miroslav Koubek). —Alex Connor, USA Today, 14 June 2026

It was further fueled when Gavin told police that the pop star had molested him twice. —Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

Other candidates in the district include Rudolph Moise, who twice ran against Wilson. —Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026

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

Rhymes for twice

• dice
• feis
• gneiss
• grice
• ice
• lice
• mice
• slice
• spice
• splice
• thrice
• trice

Kids Definition

twice

adverb

ˈtwīs 

: two times

use it twice

twice as large