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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
double
/ˈdʌb.əl/
noun1 of 2
two times the amount or degree; twice
- “This will let us quickly double the number of sentences.”Tatoeba
- “In the course of the past year, prices have doubled.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To multiply by two.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)