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

An avid pool-player, Rogan has interviewed Gorst on his show twice, including this summer. —Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

Federal reserve officials have expressed concern about the job market and the central bank has lowered its benchmark interest rate twice since September. —Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

Calvert watched his district be redrawn twice and came out on top. —Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025

In all, Wallen appears across the Frontline and Catalog charts 10 times this quarter — eight times on Frontline and twice on Catalog. —Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025

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