treble
adjective
threefold; triple.
had trebled
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past perfectof treble.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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However, a more recent MRI scan showed the cyst "had trebled in size", said Mrs Guthrie.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2023
Hefin said the post-lockdown workload had trebled with extreme pressures now routine.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2021
This was a decent bit of business for the German club as, just 18 months later, his value had trebled, Manchester City paying £55m.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2017
By 2013 it had trebled to $11,000, higher than Malaysia.
From Reuters ● May 25, 2015
The prices of all provisions, among other points, had trebled since the good old days, when his father and grandfather kept house.
From Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine by William Carew Hazlitt
