Definitions for fourfold
ˈfɔrˌfoʊld, ˈfoʊr-four·fold

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quadruple, fourfold, four-foldadjective

   four times as great or many

   "a fourfold increase in the dosage"

2. quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-foldadverb

   having four units or components

   "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"

3. fourfold, four timesadverb

   by a factor of four

   "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fourfoldadverb

   by a factor of four

2. fourfoldadjective

   four times as great

3. fourfoldadjective

   quadruple

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fourfoldadjective

   Four times told.

   Etymology: four and fold.

   He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he had no pity. 2 Sa. xii. 6.

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1. fourfold

   Fourfold is an adjective or adverb that means four times as great or as many. It indicates that something has increased or been multiplied by four. It can also refer to something that is made up of four parts or elements.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fourfold

   four times; quadruple; as, a fourfold division

2. Fourfoldnoun

   four times as many or as much

3. Fourfoldverb

   to make four times as much or as many, as an assessment,; to quadruple

4. Etymology: [AS. fewerfeold.]

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How to say fourfold in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fourfold in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fourfold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of fourfold in a Sentence

1. Seena Fazel:

   You can say that someone [who's depressed] has a three- or fourfold higher risk of violence, but if that only amounts to 1 to 2 percent more risk in a 10-year period — that's really a very small risk in absolute terms.

2. Albert Ko:

   A fourfold increase makes everybody jump with concern, but it’s a small percentage, children have a low risk of being hospitalized, but those who do are unvaccinated.

3. Robb Butler:

   Over the last decade, we've certainly seen a resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases in the European region, and measles is one of them, in 2017, we had a fourfold increase( in measles), and that seems to be continuing into 2018.

4. Eduard Yakubovsky:

   Before, in the territory of the Donetsk region, there were 55 local courts ... employing 3,262 people. That's the size of a full-fledged mechanized infantry unit, the number of judges has now been reduced fourfold.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fourfold
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fourfold
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fourfold
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourfold
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fourfold