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quadruple
[ kwo-droo-puhl, -druhp-uhl, kwod-roo-puhl ]
adjective
- fourfold; consisting of four parts:
a quadruple alliance.
- four times as great.
- Music. having four beats to a measure.
noun
- a number, amount, etc., four times as great as another.
- something, as a series of acrobatic somersaults, made up of four clearly defined parts or stages:
the first trapeze artist to perform a quadruple successfully.
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or become four times as great:
To serve 24 people, quadruple the recipe. My savings quadrupled in 20 years.
quadruple
/ kwɒˈdruːpəl; ˈkwɒdrʊpəl /
verb
- to multiply by four or increase fourfold
adjective
- four times as much or as many; fourfold
- consisting of four parts
noun
- a quantity or number four times as great as another
Derived Forms
- ˈܱܲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·p·Ա noun
- ܲ·p adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of quadruple1
Word History and Origins
Origin of quadruple1
Example Sentences
Chelsea, on the hunt for a quadruple this season, now need to pick themselves up quickly.
Chelsea are still on course to win a quadruple for the first time in the club's history.
The family of a five-year-old girl who had a quadruple amputation after contracting a rare form of meningitis said the "fact she's alive is a huge miracle".
Iraq almost quadrupled its executions from at least 16 to at least 63, while Saudi Arabia doubled its yearly total from 172 to at least 345.
Sri Lanka’s annual exports of fins quadrupled in the last decade, according to UN Comtrade data, with 110 tons exported in 2023, primarily to Hong Kong, compared with just 28 tons in 2013.
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