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Twaɪs I Met Adverb Bre Week/Month/Year Twice Monthly/Yearly Newsletter
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twice |
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(adverb) |
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BrE / twaɪs / NAmE / twaɪs / |
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- 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
- an area twice the size of wales
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twice(adverb)BrE / twaɪs / NAmE / twaɪs / - 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
- 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.
- an unusual or unpleasant event is not likely to happen in the same place or to the same people twice
- after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid something similar
- a few times
- I don't know her well, I've only met her once or twice.
- to think carefully before deciding to do something
- You should think twice about employing someone you've never met.
- not just once but twice
- There was enough of the drug in her stomach to kill her twice over.
Word Origin- late Old English twiges, from the base of two + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound); compare with once.
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