Meaning of "double" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOUBLE

From Old French, from Latin duplus twofold, from duo two + -plus-fold.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DOUBLE

double  [ˈdʌbəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUBLE

Double is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb double in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DOUBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Double

Double may refer to: ▪ Look-alike, a person who closely resembles another person ▪ Body double, someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character ▪ Doppelgänger, ghostly double of a living person ▪ Polish Enigma doubles, replicating the function of Nazi Germany's cipher machines ▪ Double, a bet which combines two selections; see Glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers#Double ▪ Double, a former fraction of the Guernsey pound...

Definition of double in the English dictionary

The first definition of double in the dictionary is as much again in size, strength, number, etc. Other definition of double is composed of two equal or similar parts; in a pair; twofold. Double is also designed for two users.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DOUBLE

PRESENT

Present

I double

you double

he/she/it doubles

we double

you double

they double

Present continuous

I am doubling

you are doubling

he/she/it is doubling

we are doubling

you are doubling

they are doubling

Present perfect

I have doubled

you have doubled

he/she/it has doubled

we have doubled

you have doubled

they have doubled

Present perfect continuous

I have been doubling

you have been doubling

he/she/it has been doubling

we have been doubling

you have been doubling

they have been doubling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I doubled

you doubled

he/she/it doubled

we doubled

you doubled

they doubled

Past continuous

I was doubling

you were doubling

he/she/it was doubling

we were doubling

you were doubling

they were doubling

Past perfect

I had doubled

you had doubled

he/she/it had doubled

we had doubled

you had doubled

they had doubled

Past perfect continuous

I had been doubling

you had been doubling

he/she/it had been doubling

we had been doubling

you had been doubling

they had been doubling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will double

you will double

he/she/it will double

we will double

you will double

they will double

Future continuous

I will be doubling

you will be doubling

he/she/it will be doubling

we will be doubling

you will be doubling

they will be doubling

Future perfect

I will have doubled

you will have doubled

he/she/it will have doubled

we will have doubled

you will have doubled

they will have doubled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been doubling

you will have been doubling

he/she/it will have been doubling

we will have been doubling

you will have been doubling

they will have been doubling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would double

you would double

he/she/it would double

we would double

you would double

they would double

Conditional continuous

I would be doubling

you would be doubling

he/she/it would be doubling

we would be doubling

you would be doubling

they would be doubling

Conditional perfect

I would have double

you would have double

he/she/it would have double

we would have double

you would have double

they would have double

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been doubling

you would have been doubling

he/she/it would have been doubling

we would have been doubling

you would have been doubling

they would have been doubling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you double
we let´s double
you double

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to double

Past participle

doubled

Present Participle

doubling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DOUBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «double» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of double

ambiguous · binate · clone · complementary · copy · counterfeit · counterpart · coupled · cryptic · dead ringer · deceitful · deceiving · deceptive · Delphic · dishonest · disingenuous · double-dealing · double-edged · dual · duplicate · duplicitous · enigmatic · enigmatical · enlarge · false · fellow · fraudulent · hypocritical · impersonator · insincere · Janus-faced · knavish · lookalike · magnify · matching · mate · perfidious · repeat · replica · ringer · spitting image · treacherous · twin · two-edged · two-faced · twofold

TRANSLATION OF DOUBLE

Find out the translation of double to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of double from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «double» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 双倍的
• Translator English - Spanish: doble
• English: double
• Translator English - Hindi: डबल
• Translator English - Arabic: مُزْدَوِج
• Translator English - Russian: двойной
• Translator English - Portuguese: duplo
• Translator English - Bengali: ডবল
• Translator English - French: double
• Translator English - Malay: Double
• Translator English - German: doppelt
• Translator English - Japanese: 2倍の
• Translator English - Korean: 두 배의
• Translator English - Javanese: Kaping pindho
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gấp đôi
• Translator English - Tamil: இரட்டை
• Translator English - Marathi: दुप्पट
• Translator English - Turkish: çift
• Translator English - Italian: doppio
• Translator English - Polish: podwójny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: подвійний
• Translator English - Romanian: dublu
• Translator English - Greek: διπλός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dubbel
• Translator English - Swedish: dubbel
• Translator English - Norwegian: dobbel

10 QUOTES WITH «DOUBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word double.

1

William Ames

From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised between God and us; the hearing of the word and prayer.

2

Oksana Baiul

Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're looking at double work.

3

Lloyd Bridges

Carrying those double tanks around all the time got to be a little rough on me. I had to put that damn wetsuit on and take it off, sometimes three or four times a day.

4

Tina Brown

An enormous number of mothers in the U.S. are working double time, graveyard shifts, and more than one job just to put food on the table for their kids.

5

Leos Carax

I'm not especially interested in actors or their life, double, triple identities and all that.

6

Jerry Coleman

He slides into second with a stand up double.

7

Bill Condon

It is interesting to be here and to see that for certain actors they have to live in a way that you think of nobody living anymore except for in small towns. They have such elaborate double lives.

8

Jai Courtney

I kind of missed out on those years when a lot of my friends did big backpacking trips around Europe and that sort of thing. So to be able to travel and see parts of the world on the job is kind of a double whammy.

9

Mark Dacascos

I consider myself a martial artist and an actor. They can work together or individually. I love to do action. I love having a good role in which I can act and fight. That's double happiness.

10

Glenn Danzig

But the Danzig unreleased stuff will be either a single or a double CD.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUBLE»

Discover the use of double in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to double and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Double Double

A one hundred percent proven plan for one hundred percent growth.

Cameron Herold, 2011

Double Identity

In this exhilarating thriller, Margaret Peterson Haddix crafts a taut story so full of twists and turns, readers will be gripped until the startling conclusion.

Margaret Peterson Haddix, 2008

Double Character: Slavery and Mastery in the Antebellum ...

How, asks Ariela J. Gross, did communities reconcile the dilemmas such trials raised concerning the character of slaves and masters?

Ariela J. Gross, 2006

Beyond the Double Bind: Women and Leadership

Examining the social constraints and "Catch-22s" that block the success of women no matter what roles they play, the author offers guidelines for dealing with the obstacles set up by society and condemns the victim feminism of many current ...

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, 1995

Double Standards in Medical Research in Developing Countries

This is the first book to examine these issues, drawing the bold conclusion that double standards in medical research are ethically unacceptable."--BOOK JACKET.

Ruth Macklin, 2004

Double-take: A Revisionist Harlem Renaissance Anthology

The collection revolutionizes our way of viewing this era, since it redresses the ongoing emphasis on the male writers of this time.

Venetria K. Patton, Maureen Honey, 2001

Alphabet Killer: The True Story of the Double Initial Murders

This factual account, the first book fully devoted to the case, explores the crime and the ongoing investigation.

Cheri L. Farnsworth, 2010

Layered Double Hydroxides: Present and Future

This book aims to update the current body of LDH knowledge from a wide array of views. The first section addresses the synthesis and physiochemical characterisation of these materials, and section two focuses on the applications of LDHs.

Vicente Rives, 2001

Double Dare

A group of school students who find friendship and self-acceptance painfully elusive, and who are either the victims or perpetrators of bullying, indulge in a reckless game of dare, the near tragic results of which force them to confront ...

Pip Carter, 1996

Double: A Psychoanalytic Study: A Psychoanalytic Study

The Double

Rank, Otto, 1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term double is used in the context of the following news items.

Budget 2015: Watch Iain Duncan Smith perform the double fist pump …

In 2016/2017 they would gain around £400 from the move to a £7.20 living wage but would lose double that amount - £800 - from the four-year ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Murphy's Double Leads Bauer, Indians Over Astros 4-2

David Murphy drove in two runs with a double in the eighth inning to send Trevor Bauer and the Cleveland Indians to a 4-2 win over the ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

Malema displays double standards ... again

Malema once again laid bare his habitual double standards when he addressed a media briefing last Thursday. He labelled President Jacob ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

Aiming to double FY16 revenues, profit: Manpasand Beverages

Manpasand Beverages is looking to double revenues and profits this year on the back of higher capacity, Dhirendra Singh, Chairman and ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»

Algerian women with HIV suffer 'double punishment'

For infected women, “AIDS is a symbol of dishonour, giving rise to feelings of rejection and stigmatism,” said Adel Zeddam, who heads UNAIDS ... «Khaleej Times, Jul 15»

Almanzar's 2-run double lifts Tides to win at Gwinnett

Michael Almanzar's two-run, ground-rule double in the sixth inning Wednesday night proved decisive in the Norfolk Tides' 3-2 victory over the ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»

Manchester United transfer news: Red Devils closing in on £39 …

Manchester United are frantically working to complete a £37.7 million double deal for Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin and Torino's Matteo ... «Metro, Jul 15»

Royals' Alcides Escobar Bunts for Double vs. Rays

It was the shortstop's 14th double of the season. Had it not been for Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera's sharp awareness, Escobar could have ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

Forget Double Stuffed — Oreos Making 'Thin' Version

Many Oreo devotees swear by the "Double Stuf" version. They want more frosting, more cookie, more Oreo. But, as summer months bring about ... «Yahoo Food, Jul 15»

Elon Musk believes the Model X will double Tesla's sales

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes its upcoming Model X crossover will be able to double the automaker's sales. According to Bloomberg's Lucas ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»