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fivefold

[ fahyv-fohld ]

adjective

  1. five times as great or as much.
  2. comprising five parts or members.


adverb

  1. in fivefold measure.

fivefold

/ ˈڲɪˌəʊ /

adjective

  1. equal to or having five times as many or as much
  2. composed of five parts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. by or up to five times as many or as much
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fivefold1

before 1000; Middle English fiffold, Old English īڴڱ𲹱. See five, -fold
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So far, inland Northern California and Central California saw roughly fivefold increases in acreage in these zones for local responsibility areas.

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In 2018, when Trump abandoned the accord, only about one in 10 people he spoke with thought that Iran should pursue nuclear weapons — but now, he said, the number has increased at least fivefold.

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Prophet: God speaks to and through his prophets of the “fivefold ministry,” but it’s apostles who judge, evaluate, strategize and execute God’s revealed word.

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