adj · adv · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfɔːfəʊld/
General-American:/ˈfɔɹ.foʊld/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Four times as great; quadruple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Comprised of four individual members.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
By a factor of four.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An algebraic variety of degree 4.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To increase to four times as much; to multiply by four.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: four times
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
четворен
(četvoren)
— four times as great
Czech:
čtyřnásobný
— four times as great
Dutch:
viervoudig
— four times as great
Finnish:
nelinkertainen
— four times as great
Galician:
catro veces
— four times as great
Galician:
cuádruple
— four times as great
Gothic:
𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃
(fidurfalþs)
— four times as great
Hindi:
चौगुना
(caugunā)
— four times as great
Hindi:
चौहरा
(cauhrā)
— four times as great
Hindi:
चतुर्गुण
(caturguṇ)
— four times as great
Hungarian:
négyszer annyi/akkora
— four times as great
Hungarian:
négyszeres
— four times as great
Latin:
quadruplus
— four times as great
Latin:
quadruplex
— four times as great
Pali:
catugguṇa
— four times as great
Plautdietsch:
feafach
— four times as great
Prakrit:
𑀘𑀉𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀼𑀡
(caügguṇa)
— four times as great
Punjabi:
ਚੌਗੁਣਾ
(cauguṇā)
— four times as great
Russian:
четырёхкра́тный
(četyrjoxkrátnyj)
— four times as great
Sanskrit:
चतुर्गुण
(cáturguṇa)
— four times as great
Tagalog:
makaapat
— four times as great
Telugu:
నాలుగింతలు
(nālugintalu)
— four times as great
Urdu:
چوگنا
(caugunā)
— four times as great
Dutch:
vierledig
— comprised of four individual members
Dutch:
vierdelig
— comprised of four individual members
Hungarian:
négyrészes
— comprised of four individual members
Hungarian:
négyes
— comprised of four individual members
Hungarian:
négyrétű
— comprised of four individual members
Swedish:
fyrfaldig
— comprised of four individual members
Bulgarian:
четирикратно
(četirikratno)
— by a factor of four
Bulgarian:
четворно
(četvorno)
— by a factor of four
Czech:
čtyřnásobně
— by a factor of four
Finnish:
nelinkertaisesti
— by a factor of four
Hindi:
चहुरा
(cahurā)
— by a factor of four
Hindi:
चौघरा
(caughrā)
— by a factor of four
Hindi:
पाव
(pāv)
— by a factor of four
Hindi:
चौगुना
(caugunā)
— by a factor of four
Hungarian:
négyszeresen
— by a factor of four
Hungarian:
négyszeresére
— by a factor of four
Russian:
четы́режды
(četýreždy)
— by a factor of four
Russian:
вче́тверо
(včétvero)
— by a factor of four
Catalan:
quadruplicar
— increase to four times as much
Dutch:
verviervoudigen
— increase to four times as much
Finnish:
nelinkertaistaa
— increase to four times as much
French:
quadrupler
— increase to four times as much
German:
vervierfachen
— increase to four times as much
German:
vierfachen
— increase to four times as much
Hindi:
चौगुना करना
(caugunā karnā)
— increase to four times as much
Italian:
quadruplicare
— increase to four times as much
Portuguese:
quadruplicar
— increase to four times as much
Russian:
учетверя́ть
(učetverjátʹ)
— increase to four times as much
Russian:
учетвери́ть
(učetverítʹ)
— increase to four times as much
Spanish:
cuadruplicar
— increase to four times as much
Swedish:
fyrdubbla
— increase to four times as much
Swedish:
fyrfaldiga
— increase to four times as much