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 of twice

• double

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

Wiseman is a retired Navy captain and aviator who deployed twice to the Middle East. —Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026

But in Chicago, the lawsuit filed by Roberto Almodovar — one of the Guevara cases — took twice as long to settle, with nearly twice as many court filings, resulting in more than $1 million in legal defense invoices. —Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

Double-digit stripers have twice straightened at least two treble hook prongs on Bomber stickbaits. —Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026

Their production's spread across more than 20 sites to minimize risk - because they've already been bombed twice by Russia. —Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

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