twice

adverb

ˈtwīs 

1

: on two occasions

twice absent

2

: two times : in doubled quantity or degree

twice two is four

twice as much

Synonyms

• double
• doubly
• twofold

Examples of twice in a Sentence

I only wore it twice.

He has rehearsals twice a month.

He twice lost to younger opponents.

We visited them twice in 10 years.

The dictionary has been twice updated since 1993.

I've been there at least twice.

He must be twice her age.

The population is twice that of Canada.

The new one costs about twice as much.

He could earn twice his present salary at the new job.

Recent Examples on the Web

Harper thrived in those counts Friday, singling twice in two-strike counts during a 3-for-4 night with a walk, two runs scored and two RBIs. —Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 17 May 2025

Game 1 — Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 4: The Panthers nearly rallied from a three-goal deficit, getting to within one goal twice in the third, but ultimately couldn’t overcome their slow start in a series-opening loss. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025

Campusano also doubled, walked twice and scored two runs in lifting his batting line to .330/.450/.670 in 32 games. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025

Long before Tatum got hurt the Knicks went into Boston Garden and hit them twice and the Celtics never recovered. —Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English twiges, twies, from Old English twiga; akin to Old English twi-

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing twice

• lightning never strikes (the same place) twice
• once bitten, twice shy
• once or twice
• think twice
• twice a day
• twice a year
• twice-born
• twice-laid
• twice over
• twice-told
• twice yearly

Rhymes for twice

• dice
• feis
• gneiss
• grice
• ice
• lice
• mice
• slice
• spice
• splice
• thrice
• trice

Kids Definition

twice

adverb

ˈtwīs 

: two times

use it twice

twice as large