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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
Other Word Forms
- quadrupleness noun
- quadruply adverb
- ˈܱܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of quadruple1
Word History and Origins
Origin of quadruple1
Example Sentences
In February 2024 the Conservatives said they planned to quadruple water inspections and hire an additional 500 staff for inspections and enforcement.
They took a toll, onerously so, like an undertow at the ocean shoreline that yanks you down into the muddy sand underfoot, and my debt more than quadrupled.
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".
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