threefold

adjective/ˈθriːfəʊld/CEFR C1

তিন গুণ; তিন অংশবিশিষ্ট

Meaning

Three times as great, or having three parts.

Example sentences

  • Output rose threefold in a decade.এক দশকে উৎপাদন তিন গুণ বেড়েছে।
  • The plan has a threefold purpose.পরিকল্পনাটির উদ্দেশ্য তিনটি।

Common phrases with “threefold”

  • a threefold increaseতিন গুণ বৃদ্ধি
  • rise threefoldতিন গুণ বাড়া
  • a threefold aimত্রিমুখী লক্ষ্য

A common mistake

Prices increased threefold from 100 to 300, meaning they rose by three times.→Prices increased threefold, from 100 to 300 — three times the original.

A threefold increase means the new figure is three times the old, not that three times as much was added. The word works as both adjective and adverb, so no -ly is needed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: triple, treble

Similar words, and what each means

  • triple

    তিনগুণ

    Three times as much or as many.

  • treble

    উচ্চস্বর, তীক্ষ্ণ সুর

    The high-pitched range of a musical sound or voice.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “threefold” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • তিন গুণ; তিন অংশবিশিষ্ট
    • • অনাড়ম্বর অথচ রুচিশীল
    • • নিশ্চিত
    • • নির্ভুল, ত্রুটিহীন
    Show the answer

    তিন গুণ; তিন অংশবিশিষ্ট — threefold (adjective) — তিন গুণ; তিন অংশবিশিষ্ট. Three times as great, or having three parts.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “threefold”?

    • • triple
    • • strange
    • • cooked
    • • savoury
    Show the answer

    triple — triple — তিনগুণ. Three times as much or as many.

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