TWICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does twice mean? 

• TWICE (adverb)
  The adverb TWICE has 2 senses:

1. two times

2. to double the degree

  Familiarity information: TWICE used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TWICE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Two times

Context example:

I called her twice

Sense 2

Meaning:

To double the degree

Synonyms:

double; doubly; twice

Context example:

his eyes were double bright

 Context examples 

He had—she thought he had, once or twice before this fatal morning, shown something like affection for her.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

KELT-9 is about two and a half times larger than the Sun and nearly twice its temperature.

(Astronomers reveal discovery of the hottest gas giant exoplanet known yet, Wikinews)

Twice he struck at the chamber door without any reply from within.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Holmes was lost in thought, and once or twice he walked over to the window and stared earnestly out.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If made of rock, this planet may be around twice Earth’s size.

(Confirmation of Toasty TESS Planet Leads to Surprising Find of Promising World, NASA)

He has twice lodged at Tavistock in the summer.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Fat has twice as many calories as proteins or carbohydrates.

(Dietary Fats, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

If you have these symptoms more than twice a week, you may have GERD.

(GERD, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

But were there roses enough to oblige her to go twice?

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Once or twice after that Skiff Miller opened his mouth and closed it again without speaking.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)