DOUBLE


Meaning of DOUBLE in English

I.

noun

Double is used after these nouns: ↑ stunt

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ more than

Our profits have more than ~d this year.

▪ almost , nearly , practically , virtually

The price of houses has nearly ~d in the last ten years.

▪ at least

▪ effectively

▪ approximately , roughly

▪ easily

This percentage could easily ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ in

The town has approximately ~d in size since 1960.

▪ to

The party almost ~d its share of the vote to 21%.

Double is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ amount , ↑ crime , ↑ number , ↑ population , ↑ price , ↑ turnover , ↑ unemployment , ↑ value , ↑ volume , ↑ workforce

Double is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ amount , ↑ budget , ↑ income , ↑ number , ↑ output , ↑ pay , ↑ price , ↑ profit , ↑ rate , ↑ risk , ↑ salary , ↑ sale , ↑ size , ↑ value , ↑ workforce

III.

adj.

Double is used with these nouns: ↑ act , ↑ agent , ↑ album , ↑ bed , ↑ bedroom , ↑ bill , ↑ bind , ↑ blow , ↑ booking , ↑ bow , ↑ brandy , ↑ CD , ↑ celebration , ↑ chin , ↑ chorus , ↑ click , ↑ cream , ↑ date , ↑ digit , ↑ door , ↑ dose , ↑ duty , ↑ duvet , ↑ fault , ↑ figure , ↑ first , ↑ garage , ↑ gate , ↑ gin , ↑ handful , ↑ helping , ↑ homicide , ↑ knot , ↑ layer , ↑ letter , ↑ life , ↑ mattress , ↑ meaning , ↑ murder , ↑ murderer , ↑ play , ↑ pneumonia , ↑ portion , ↑ quote , ↑ ration , ↑ room , ↑ row , ↑ save , ↑ sheet , ↑ shift , ↑ sink , ↑ spread , ↑ standard , ↑ stroller , ↑ suicide , ↑ talk , ↑ taxation , ↑ time , ↑ track , ↑ vision , ↑ wardrobe , ↑ whisky

IV.

adv.

Double is used with these verbs: ↑ bend

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