threefold

[ three-fohld ]

/ ˈθriˌfoʊld /

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adjective

comprising three parts, members, or aspects; triple: a threefold program.

three times as great or as much; treble:a threefold return on an investment.

adverb

in threefold manner or measure; trebly.

Origin of threefold

before 1000; Middle English threfold,Old English thrīfeald.See three, -fold

Words nearby threefold

three-day event, three-day measles, three-decker, three-dimensional, Three Fires, threefold, three-four time, three-gaited, three-glass test, three-handed, Three Hours

Definition for threefold (2 of 2)

three-fold

[ three-fohld ]

/ ˈθriˌfoʊld /

noun

a unit of stage scenery consisting of three flats hinged together.

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Example sentences from the Web for threefold

Between January 31, 1981, and January 31, 1989, the debt rose to $2.697 trillion—a threefold increase, or $1.763 trillion.
What the GOP Doesn’t Understand About the Debt|Daniel Gross|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Symbolically speaking, the judge said, the need for an unprecedented sentence for the biggest financial crime ever was threefold.
The Madoff Message|Allan Dodds Frank|June 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As a general summary these words of Dr. Parsons will serve:—Diminution of offspring is a threefold gain to a species.
Parenthood and Race Culture|Caleb Williams Saleeby
A contrast to Diotrephes is found in Demetrius, with the threefold witness to a life so worthy of imitation.
Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John|William Alexander

At present, the members of the Commission perform a threefold function; viz.
On the State of Lunacy and the Legal Provision for the Insane|John T. Arlidge
The extant educational system suffers from a threefold inadequacy.
The Forerunners|Romain Rolland
And to fulfil this threefold trust, you must not content yourself with seeing pictures in the crystal,—do you understand me?
The Caxtons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for threefold

threefold

/ (ˈθriːˌfəʊld) /

adjective

equal to or having three times as many or as much; triplea threefold decrease

composed of three partsa threefold purpose

adverb

by or up to three times as many or as much

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单词	threefold
释义	threefold [ three-fohld ] / ˈθriˌfoʊld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR threefold ON THESAURUS.COM adjective comprising three parts, members, or aspects; triple: a threefold program. three times as great or as much; treble:a threefold return on an investment. adverb in threefold manner or measure; trebly. Origin of threefold before 1000; Middle English threfold,Old English thrīfeald.See three, -fold Words nearby threefold three-day event, three-day measles, three-decker, three-dimensional, Three Fires, threefold, three-four time, three-gaited, three-glass test, three-handed, Three Hours Definition for threefold (2 of 2) three-fold [ three-fohld ] / ˈθriˌfoʊld / noun a unit of stage scenery consisting of three flats hinged together. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for threefold Between January 31, 1981, and January 31, 1989, the debt rose to $2.697 trillion—a threefold increase, or $1.763 trillion. What the GOP Doesn’t Understand About the Debt\|Daniel Gross\|September 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Symbolically speaking, the judge said, the need for an unprecedented sentence for the biggest financial crime ever was threefold. The Madoff Message\|Allan Dodds Frank\|June 29, 2009\|DAILY BEAST As a general summary these words of Dr. Parsons will serve:—Diminution of offspring is a threefold gain to a species. Parenthood and Race Culture\|Caleb Williams Saleeby A contrast to Diotrephes is found in Demetrius, with the threefold witness to a life so worthy of imitation. Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John\|William Alexander At present, the members of the Commission perform a threefold function; viz. On the State of Lunacy and the Legal Provision for the Insane\|John T. Arlidge The extant educational system suffers from a threefold inadequacy. The Forerunners\|Romain Rolland And to fulfil this threefold trust, you must not content yourself with seeing pictures in the crystal,—do you understand me? The Caxtons, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton British Dictionary definitions for threefold threefold / (ˈθriːˌfəʊld) / adjective equal to or having three times as many or as much; triplea threefold decrease composed of three partsa threefold purpose adverb by or up to three times as many or as much Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to threefold triple, treble, trine, ternary, trinal
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threefold

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Definition for threefold (2 of 2)

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