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

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

Valeri Nichushkin scored twice and Brock Nelson had the game-winner during a dominant second period and the Colorado Avalanche completed a perfect road trip with a 4-1 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025

Boys soccer In a Catholic Central contest, Sam Shaghalian scored twice to boost Bishop Feehan to a 3-1 win over Cardinal Spellman. —Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025

But how confident can people be after watching the Bills lose to the Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in such putrid, sloptastic fashion twice in a row in prime time? —Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

Storms twice battered the pier to pieces, once in the late ’30s and again in the ’80s. —Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 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