Threefold — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

three times as great or many

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θɹˈiːfoʊld/

🇬🇧British English

/θɹˈiːfəʊld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θɹˈiːfəʊld/

2 syllables Say it as /θɹˈiːfoʊld/.

Examples

a claim for treble (or triple) damages
a threefold increase
a double (or dual) role for an actor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

two-fold triple twofold three-fold double treble dual three times

Parts of Speech

adjective	three times as great or many “a claim for treble (or triple) damages”
adjective	having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison “a double (or dual) role for an actor”
adverb	by a factor of three “our rent increased threefold in the past five years”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dreifach

dreimal so groß oder viele

🇫🇷French

triple

trois fois plus grand ou plusieurs

🇪🇸Spanish

triple

tres veces más grande o muchos

🇮🇹Italian

triplice

tre volte più grande o molti

🇳🇱Dutch

drievoudig

drie keer zo groot of veel

🇵🇹Portuguese

triplo

três vezes maior ou muitos

🇷🇺Russian

тройной

в три раза больше или много

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तिगुना

तीन गुना महान या अनेक

🇧🇩Bengali

তিনগুণ

মহান বা অনেক হিসাবে তিন গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மூன்று மடங்கு

மூன்று மடங்கு பெரியது அல்லது பல

🇮🇳Telugu

మూడు రెట్లు

మూడు రెట్లు గొప్ప లేదా అనేక

🇮🇳Marathi

तिप्पट

तिप्पट किंवा अनेक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્રણ ગણું

ત્રણ ગણા મહાન અથવા ઘણા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರು ಪಟ್ಟು

ಮೂರು ಪಟ್ಟು ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಅಥವಾ ಹಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂന്നിരട്ടി

മൂന്നിരട്ടി വലുത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പലതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿੰਨ ਗੁਣਾ

ਤਿੰਨ ਗੁਣਾ ਮਹਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਕਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تین گنا

تین گنا عظیم یا بہت سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

三倍的

三倍或更多

🇯🇵Japanese

三重

3倍以上

🇰🇷Korean

삼면 장치

3배나 많거나 많음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gấp ba lần

gấp ba lần hoặc nhiều hơn

🇹🇭Thai

สามเท่า

มากกว่าหรือมากเป็นสามเท่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

tiga kali lipat

tiga kali lebih besar atau lebih banyak

🇵🇭Filipino

tatlong beses

tatlong beses na mas malaki o marami

🇲🇾Malay

tiga kali ganda

tiga kali ganda lebih besar atau lebih banyak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثلاثة أضعاف

ثلاثة أضعاف عظيم أو كثير

🇮🇷Persian

سه برابر

سه برابر بیشتر یا بیشتر

🇹🇷Turkish

üç kat

üç kat daha büyük veya daha fazla

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשּוּלָשׁ

פי שלושה או יותר

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