DOUBLE AS (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)

Meaning of DOUBLE AS (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

double as somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ double )

to have a second use, job, or purpose as a particular thing:

The school doubled as a hospital during the war.

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SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE — — doubleness , n. — doubler , n. /dub"euhl/ , adj., n., v., doubled, doubling , adv. adj. 1. twice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE — I. ˈdə-bəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos ), from duo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — adv twice; doubly. 2. double ·noun double beer; strong beer. 3. double ·noun an old term for a variation, as …
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — [dou.ble] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L duplus (akin to Gk diploos), fr. duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE — doubl|e BrE AmE ˈdʌb ə l ▷ doubl|ed d ▷ doubl|es z ▷ doubl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ doubl|y ‿i ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — / ˈdʌbl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE — I. doub ‧ le 1 S1 W2 /ˈdʌb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — ( doubles, doubling, doubled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a double bed (= a bed for two people ) ▪ Would you like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
DOUBLE — [verb]The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years. [T]Company profits have doubled since …
Cambridge English vocab
DOUBLE — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, Janus-like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. double barreled double cross double dealer double dealing double distilled double dog dare double dome double dyed double edged …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: TWOFOLD 1, bifold, binary, double-barreled, dual, dualistic, duple, duplex 2 Synonyms: TWIN , dual, paired …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — adj. 1 twofold, paired, coupled, duplicate(d), doubled The forms banned and banning are spelt with a double n 2 folded …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. ≈ 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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