twice

adverb

ˈtwīs How to pronounce twice (audio)
Synonyms of twicenext
1
: on two occasions
twice absent
2
: two times : in doubled quantity or degree
twice two is four
twice as much

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I only wore it twice. He has rehearsals twice a month. He twice lost to younger opponents. We visited them twice in 10 years. The dictionary has been twice updated since 1993. I've been there at least twice. He must be twice her age. The population is twice that of Canada. The new one costs about twice as much. He could earn twice his present salary at the new job.
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The lawsuit alleges that Goines assaulted her twice, once at his house in Mansfield in August and again at her home in Dallas County in September. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026 One night before his 29th birthday, Thompson scored twice in 15 seconds in the second period, skating around the Ducks’ inert defense for a breakaway third goal that sent a dozen hats flying onto the Honda Center ice. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 Arvidsson scored twice more, including an empty-netter, for his sixth career hat trick. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Bauer, who was working in uniform, was shot twice — with one of the bullets piercing his heart — during a robbery at Kislak National Bank, 13490 NW Seventh Ave. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for twice

Word History

Etymology

Middle English twiges, twies, from Old English twiga; akin to Old English twi-

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of twice was in the 12th century

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twice

adverb
ˈtwīs How to pronounce twice (audio)
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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