twice

[twahys] /twaɪs/

adverb

two times, as in succession:

Write twice a week.

on two occasions; in two instances:

I phoned him twice.

in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree:

twice as much.

Origin

before 1150; Middle English twies, equivalent to twie twice (Old English twige, cognate with Old Frisian twīa, Old Saxon tuuīo; see twi-) + -s -s¹

Examples from the web for twice

Oh, for the chance to go back and relive the past and not make the same mistake twice.
To create two-tone pops, make two different recipes and use twice as many molds.
Though lawns do need lots of water, many gardeners are too generous, often providing twice the amount the lawn really needs.
Sleigh rides are offered twice a week, and there's a hoot-and-holler of a tubing run with big banked turns.
About twice the house, and no costly house renovation.
For uniform texture, ask your butcher to grind it twice for you.
Water once or twice a week during the summer, less often in the cool months.
Hotel concessions and beachfront joints often charge twice what you'll find off the boardwalk.
Yep, you could hike around here all summer long and never tread the same path twice.
Most varieties of fig trees bear fruit twice a year, giving us two seasons.

British Dictionary definitions for twice

/twaɪs/

adverb

two times; on two occasions or in two cases: he coughed twice

double in degree or quantity: twice as long

Word Origin

Old English twiwa; related to Old Norse tvisvar, Middle Low German twiges

Word Origin and History for twice

adv.

late Old English twiga, twigea "two times" (cognate with Old Frisian twia, Old Saxon tuuio) + adverbial genitive ending -es.

Idioms and Phrases with twice

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