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Twaɪs I Met Adverb Bre Week/Month/Year Twice Monthly/Yearly Newsletter

Word twice
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / twaɪs / NAmE / twaɪs /
Example
  • 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 /
  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.
  3. an unusual or unpleasant event is not likely to happen in the same place or to the same people twice
  4. after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid something similar
  5. a few times
    • I don't know her well, I've only met her once or twice.
  6. to think carefully before deciding to do something
    • You should think twice about employing someone you've never met.
  7. 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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