twofold

«twofold» in Mova's school dictionary: having two parts or two sides, as in "a twofold problem" — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (twofold); adverb (twofold)

meaning for a pupil

1) Twofold means having two parts or two sides, as in "a twofold problem". tree →

2) Twofold means twice as much or twice as many, as in "a twofold increase". tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and science, a twofold increase means the amount doubles. In formal writing, "The reason is twofold" means there are two reasons. Phrases: "a twofold increase", "twofold purpose", "the reason is twofold", "increase twofold".

examples

• The number of pupils in the club has increased twofold, from 10 to 20. tree →
• The purpose of the trip was twofold: to learn and to have fun. tree →
• The problem is twofold — no money and no time. tree →
• (formal) Prices have risen twofold in a short time. tree →
• Our garden produced a twofold harvest of tomatoes this year. tree →

note

Written as one word: twofold. Similarly: threefold (three times), tenfold (ten times). In maths, "a twofold increase" means multiply by 2 (10 becomes 20), so the increase is 10 (100%). Be careful: some people use "a twofold increase" loosely, but strictly it means doubling.

Trees and pragmatics

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