SEVENFOLD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sevenfold mean? 

• SEVENFOLD (adjective)
  The adjective SEVENFOLD has 1 sense:

1. having seven units or components

  Familiarity information: SEVENFOLD used as an adjective is very rare.

• SEVENFOLD (adverb)
  The adverb SEVENFOLD has 1 sense:

1. seven times

  Familiarity information: SEVENFOLD used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEVENFOLD (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having seven units or components

Synonyms:

septuple; seven-fold; sevenfold

Similar:

multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)

• SEVENFOLD (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Seven times

Context example:

the population of this village increased sevenfold in the past 100 years

 Context examples 

Teens who were reaching for something while driving increased their risk nearly sevenfold, which researchers attributed to a combination of distractions, including taking their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel.

(Reaching for objects while driving may raise teen crash risk nearly sevenfold, National Institutes of Health)