twice
Americanadverb
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two times, as in succession.
Write twice a week.
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on two occasions; in two instances.
I phoned him twice.
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in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree.
twice as much.
adverb
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two times; on two occasions or in two cases
he coughed twice
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double in degree or quantity
twice as long
Etymology
Origin of twice
before 1150; Middle English twies, equivalent to twie twice ( Old English twige, cognate with Old Frisian twīa, Old Saxon tuuīo; see twi-) + -s -s 1
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Example Sentences
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Endorphins Running, which I run with, started in 2022 in New York City before expanding to other cities, including Los Angeles, where it hosts runs twice a week in Santa Monica.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
On average, lower basin states have consumed about twice as much as the upper basin over the last 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Researchers observed roughly twice as many baryons as should have been produced based on the electric charge associated with stopped quarks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
He scored twice, heading Chelsea back in front in the 47th minute before adding a side-footed finish 30 minutes later to seal victory after Sociedad had equalised just before half-time through Jon Mikel Aramburu's volley.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
It was twice the width of any human book and four times as tall.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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