The meaning of double is having a twofold relation or character This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word double. How to use double in a sentence.
Twice the size, amount, price, etc., or consisting of two similar things together See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. From middle english double, from old french doble, double, from latin duplus (“twofold”)
To twice the amount or extent Paid double for the customized car You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling
Double is also a noun Give me a whisky, a double. To bend or fold (often fol To double over with pain
He doubled back by another road and surprised us. Definition of double adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. There are 31 meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun double, four of which are labelled obsolete
