hundredfold

«hundredfold» in Mova's school dictionary: a hundred times as much or as many — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (a hundredfold); adjective (hundredfold)

meaning for a pupil

1) A hundredfold means a hundred times as much or as many. tree →

2) (Bible, literary) Hundredfold means greatly or many times over. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, if something grows a hundredfold, you multiply it by 100: 5 becomes 500. In the news, «prices rose a hundredfold» means they became 100 times higher. In the Bible, Jesus's parable of the sower says some seed fell on good soil and produced «a hundredfold», meaning a huge harvest.

examples

• The number of visitors grew a hundredfold. tree →
• If you invest wisely, your work may be repaid a hundredfold. tree →
• The cost of the stamp increased a hundredfold since Grandad was a boy. tree →
• (Bible) Some seed fell on good ground and gave fruit a hundredfold. tree →
• The bacteria multiplied a hundredfold overnight. tree →
• A hundredfold increase means ×100. tree →
• The deaths by snake-bite and tigers shall increase a hundredfold from this day, and day by day it shall continue to increase till your release. tree →

note

In maths, «a hundredfold» means multiply by 100, not «add 100». Also: twofold (×2), tenfold (×10), thousandfold (×1000). Usually written as one word.

In the corpora

• And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hundredfold» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.