Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sevenfold

/ˈsɛvənfoʊld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: sev-en-fold
IPA: /ˈsɛvənfoʊld/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.

adj

Having seven parts; composed of seven items.

adv

By a factor of seven.

Example Sentences

"“I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”."
"Long-distance rail travel is increasing despite a similar sevenfold rise in ownership of private transport throughout the country."
"Come down to the sevenfold gates and harry the foemen away!"
"And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sevenfold, sevenefold, from Old English seofonfeald. Equivalent to seven + -fold.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sevenfold, seofonfeald
Suffix: seven

Derived Forms

sevenfoldness

Frequently Paired Words

seven seventh

Synonyms

septuple seven-fold

Questions

How do you pronounce sevenfold?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛvənfoʊld/.
What does sevenfold mean?: Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.
Where does sevenfold come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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