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How to Pronounce double?

Correct pronunciation for the word "double" is [dˈʌbə͡l], [dˈʌbə‍l], [d_ˈʌ_b_əl].

Definition of double

  1. Twice as much; double-quick; a turn in running to escape pursuers; an artifice to deceive; a duplicate; matter set up twice.
  2. To increase by twice the number, amount, &c., as to enlarge a wager to twice the sum laid; to turn back or wind in running, as a hare; to play tricks; to use sleights; to set up the same matter twice.
  3. In composition, two ways, or twice the number or quantity.
  4. Twice. To double upon, to enclose between two fires. To double and twist, to add one thread to another and twist them together. Double-octave, an interval composed of fifteen notes in diatonic progression, and which for that reason is called a fifteenth.
  5. To fold; to multiply by two; to contain twice as much or as many; to repeat; to add one to another in the same order; to sail round, as a cape, so that the cape shall be between a ship and her former situation; to unite two ranks or files in one.
  6. Twofold; two of a sort together; in pairs; twice as much; acting two parts, one openly, the other in secret.
  7. A fold or plait.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

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What is the present tense of Double?

  • The personal forms of the verb "double" in the present tense are as follows:

  • - I double

  • - You double

  • - He doubles

  • - She doubles

  • - It doubles

  • - We double

  • - You double

  • - They double
  • What is the past tense of Double?

  • The personal forms of the verb "double" in past tense are as follows:

  • 1st person singular: I doubled

  • 2nd person singular: you doubled

  • 3rd person singular: he/she/it doubled

  • 1st person plural: we doubled

  • 2nd person plural: you doubled

  • 3rd person plural: they doubled
  • What is the adverb for double?

    The adverb form of the word "double" is "doubly".

    What is the adjective for double?

    The adjective form of the word "double" is "doubled".

    Usage over time for double:

    This graph shows how "double" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

    What is the plural form of double?

    The plural of the "double" can be the "doubles".

    What is the singular form of double?

    The singular of the "double" can be the "double".

    Synonyms for Double:

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