How do you pronounce fourfold?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔɹ.foʊld/.

Where does fourfold come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

fourfold

/ˈfɔɹ.foʊld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: four-fold
IPA: /ˈfɔɹ.foʊld/

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Meaning

adj

Four times as great; quadruple.

adj

Comprised of four individual members.

adv

By a factor of four.

verb

To increase to four times as much; to multiply by four.

noun

An algebraic variety of degree 4.

Example Sentences

"Most pupils have a fourfold object in studying a language; they wish to be able to read and write, to speak and to understand it."
"And he shall restore the Lambe fourefold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pittie."
"Our main application is to the classification of Poisson brackets on Fano fourfolds."

Etymology

From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fourfold, fēowerfeald
Suffix: four

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɔɹ.foʊld/
British English: /ˈfɔːfəʊld/

Inflected Forms

four-fold (alternative) fourfolds (present, singular) fourfolding (participle, present) fourfolded (participle, past) fourfolded (past) fourfolds (plural)

Derived Forms

fourfoldness

Synonyms

quadruple quadruplicate quadruply four-fold quadruplex four times

Rhymes With

old told hold gold cold sold controlled bold rolled fold enrolled mold