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twice
[ twahys ]
adverb
- two times, as in succession:
Write twice a week.
- on two occasions; in two instances:
I phoned him twice.
- in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree:
twice as much.
twice
/ ٷɲɪ /
adverb
- two times; on two occasions or in two cases
he coughed twice
- double in degree or quantity
twice as long
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of twice1
Idioms and Phrases
see cheap at twice the price ; lightning never strikes twice ; once bitten, twice shy ; think twice .Example Sentences
It is now a combined four goals in 48 appearances for the pair since the Europa League win over Viktoria Plzen on 12 December, when Hojlund scored twice.
The 10-year-old snowboarder swept the board, winning the overall slopestyle and big air titles - beating some athletes more than twice his age.
Indeed, using the flag as a handkerchief has at least twice led to courts-martial.
"The complete wheels are still the same and I've only changed my tyres twice."
For example, black men in England are twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, while men from Indian or Bangladeshi backgrounds are at particularly high risk of diabetes.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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