twice
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twice
- /twaɪs/
- [tw̥aɪs]
Rhymes with -aɪs
Where it comes from
From earlier twise, from Middle English twies, twiȝes, from Old English twīġes (“twice”), from twīwa, twīġa ("twice"; whence Middle English twie (“twice”)) + -es (adverbial genitive ending). Related to Saterland Frisian twäie (“twice”), Middle Low German twiges, twies (“twice”), Middle High German zwies (“twice”). Equivalent to twi- (“(in) two; both”) + -ce. Similarly constructed to the prefixes bis- and dis-, borrowed from Indo-European cognates.
adverb
- Two times. You should brush your teeth twice a day.
- Doubled in quantity, intensity, or degree. Thus it appears that if the machine is turning twice as slow as before, there is more than twice the former quantity in the rising buckets; and more will be raised in a minute by the same expenditure of power.
Similar: double, doubly, two times, bis, twice, twicet, twofold · Opposite: once, thrice
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: double, doubly, twofold, two-fold, two, dual, two-tier, two-pronged, half, triple, threefold, duplicate, biannual, born, once, again
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adv two times
| Español | dos veces, doblemente, bis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 두번 dubeon |
| 日本語 | 二度 nido, 二回 nikai, 二倍 nibai |
| 中文 | 兩次 /两次 liǎng cì, 两倍 liǎng bèi |
| हिन्दी | दोगुना dogunā, दुगना dugnā, दोहरा dohrā, दुकना duknā |
| Português | duas vezes, duplamente |
| Français | deux fois |
| Deutsch | zweimal, doppelt |
| Italiano | due volte |
| Ελληνικά | δις dis |
| Русский | два́жды dváždy, два ра́за dva ráza |
| العربية | مَرَّتَيْن marratayn |
| עברית | פעמיים \ פַּעֲמַיִם pa'amáyim, שְׁתֵּי פְּעָמִים sh'téi p'amím |
adv doubled in quantity, intensity, or degree
| Español | el doble de, el duplo de |
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title = {twice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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