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twice

  • adverb
  • /twaɪs/

Doubled in quantity, intensity, or degree.

Synonyms

  • doubly
  • double

Related words

  • twicer
  • twicet
  • buy nice or buy twice
  • buy the same horse twice
  • at twice
  • first cousin twice removed
  • hit the ball twice
  • lightning never strikes twice
  • strike twice
  • measure twice and cut once
  • once or twice
  • opportunity seldom knocks twice

Example sentences

  • “Clean the litter box twice a day.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Think twice before you do that again.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

  • “Few opportunities like this come around twice.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "twīġes".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “twice” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.