twice
Two times
دو بار، دو دفعه
I have been to Japan twice.
من دوبار به ژاپن رفته ام.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
twice
adverb
two times:
I have been to Japan twice.
He ate twice as much as I did.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
twice
twice S2 W2 /twaɪs/ BrE AmE adverb, predeterminer
[Language: Old English; Origin: twiga]
1. two times:
He was questioned by police twice yesterday.
twice a day/week/year etc (=two times in the same day, week etc)
Letters were delivered twice a week only.
None of our dinner menus are exactly the same twice over.
2. two times more, bigger, better etc than something else
twice as many/much (as something)
They employ 90 people, twice as many as last year.
twice as high/big/large etc (as something)
Interest rates are twice as high as those of our competitors.
twice the size/number/rate/amount etc
an area twice the size of Britain
⇨ once bitten, twice shy at ↑once1(19), ⇨ once or twice at ↑once1(12), ⇨ think twice at ↑think1(8)
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THESAURUS
▪ pair two things of the same type that you use together. Also used about two people who do something together or who you often see together: a pair of shoes | a pair of socks | Winners will receive a pair of tickets for the show. | The pair were arrested six days after the killing. | They're a funny pair! | The British pair will be playing in the final on Saturday.
▪ a couple (of something) two things of the same type, or a very small number of things: There were a couple of empty seats at the table. | Do you have any stamps? I just need a couple.
▪ couple noun [countable] two people who are married or having a sexual relationship: a married couple | The couple met at university.
▪ twins noun [plural] two children who were born on the same day to the same mother: The twins look very alike. | identical twins
▪ duo noun [countable] two people who perform together or who are often seen together: a comedy duo
▪ duet noun [countable] a piece of music written for two people to play: They played a duet by Brahms.
▪ twice two times adverb: The group meets twice a week. | She sneezed twice.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
twice
twice [twaɪs] [twaɪs] adverb
1. two times; on two occasions
• I don't know him well; I've only met him twice.
• They go there twice a week/month/year.
• a twice-monthly/yearly newsletter
2. double in quantity, rate, etc
• an area twice the size of Wales
• Cats sleep twice as much as people.
• At 56 he's twice her age.
• Charges have risen at twice the rate of inflation.
more at lightning never strikes (in the same place) twice at lightning n., once bitten, twice shyonce or twice at once adv., think twice about sth at think v.
Idiom: twice over
Word Origin:
[twice] late Old English twiges, from the base of two + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound); compare with once.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
twice / twaɪs / predeterminer , adverb
A2 two times:
I've already asked him twice.
The post comes twice daily (= two times every day) .
There are twice as many houses in this area as there used to be.
The state is at least twice as big as England.
He's twice her size (= much bigger than she is) .
© Cambridge University Press 2013
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
twice
/twaɪs/
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind.
He visited me twice that fall and called me on the telephone often...
Thoroughly brush teeth and gums twice daily...
ADV: ADV with v, ADV adv, ADV n
2.
You use twice in expressions such as twice a day and twice a week to indicate that two events or actions of the same kind happen in each day or week.
I phoned twice a day, leaving messages with his wife...
ADV: ADV a n
3.
If one thing is, for example, twice as big or old as another, the first thing is two times as big or old as the second. People sometimes say that one thing is twice as good or hard as another when they want to emphasize that the first thing is much better or harder than the second.
The figure of seventy-million pounds was twice as big as expected.
ADV: ADV as adj/adv
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Twice is also a predeterminer.
Unemployment in Northern Ireland is twice the national average...
PREDET: PREDET the n
4.
If you think twice about doing something, you consider it again and decide not to do it, or decide to do it differently.
She’d better shut her mouth and from now on think twice before saying stupid things.
PHRASE: V inflects
5.
once or twice: see once
twice over: see over
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
twice
twice /ˈtwaɪs/ adv
1 : two times : on two occasions
• I only wore it twice.
• I called you 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.
• We've eaten at that restaurant once or twice. [=one or two times]
• We go to Europe twice a year. [=two times every year]
• The mail is delivered twice a day. [=two times every day]
2 : doubled in amount or degree
• The new house is twice [=two times] as large as our old one.
• 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.
• Twice two is four. [=two times two is/equals four]
think twice
- see 1think
