twice

American  

[twahys] / twaɪs /

adverb

1. two times, as in succession.

   Write twice a week.

2. on two occasions; in two instances.

   I phoned him twice.

3. in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree.

   twice as much.

---

twice British  

/ twaɪs /

adverb

1. two times; on two occasions or in two cases

   he coughed twice

2. double in degree or quantity

   twice as long

---

twice Idioms  

1. see cheap at twice the price; lightning never strikes twice; once bitten, twice shy; think twice.

---

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

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

twice

On average, we have found that people are about twice as likely to say “yes” to requests as our participants typically expect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Dubois, 29, makes the first defence of his WBO world title after climbing off the canvas twice to stop Wardley in the 11th round of their thrilling encounter in Manchester in May.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Producer prices surged 1.3% in September, the largest monthly increase in more than four years and roughly twice what economists expected.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Many pupils in Bagnolet, where the poverty rate is almost twice the national average of 15 percent, face precarity long before they enter the classroom.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

There was twice, no, three times as much straw as before, all piled along the walls and halfway up to the ceiling.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---