Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
fourfold [fawr-fohld, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- comprising four parts or members.
- four times as great or as much.
adverb
- in fourfold measure.
Origin of fourfold before 1000; Middle English foure fald, Old English feowerfealdum. See four, -fold Examples from the Web for fourfold Contemporary Examples of fourfold
Her basic argument, though it takes some work to decipher, is fourfold.
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The stock has risen more than fourfold since its low of July 2011 and has nearly tripled so far in 2012.
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Historical Examples of fourfold
The bread that he had cast upon the waters was returning to him fourfold.
Joseph A. Altsheler
If I have taken anything from any man, I restore him fourfold.
L. T. Meade
In the case of a sheep slaughtered or sold the restitution was to be fourfold.
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By means of fourfold pulleys the lift is increased to 40 feet.
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This process is fourfold, and the errors are in equal number.
Francis Bacon
British Dictionary definitions for fourfold fourfold adjective
- equal to or having four times as many or as much
- composed of four parts
adverb
- by or up to four times as many or as much
Word Origin and History for fourfold adj.