adj · adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsɛvənfoʊld/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having seven parts; composed of seven items.
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 seven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having seven units or components
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: septuple, seven-fold
Antonyms: none provided
5
adverb
Meaning 5
seven times
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the population of this village increased sevenfold in the past 100 years
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sevenfold, sevenefold, from Old English seofonfeald. Equivalent to seven + -fold.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
седморен
(sedmoren)
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Bulgarian:
седемкратен
(sedemkraten)
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Dutch:
zevenvoudig
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Finnish:
seitsemänkertainen
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Finnish:
seitsenkertainen
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
French:
septuple
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
German:
siebenfach
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Hungarian:
hétszeres
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Hungarian:
hétszer akkora/annyi
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Middle English:
sevenfold
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Old English:
seofonfeald
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Russian:
семикра́тный
(semikrátnyj)
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Scottish Gaelic:
seachd-fillte
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Swedish:
sjufaldigad
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Swedish:
sjufaldigat
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Telugu:
ఏడింతలు
(ēḍintalu)
— multiplied by seven (adjective)
Bulgarian:
седморен
(sedmoren)
— having seven parts (adjective)
Dutch:
zevenvoudig
— having seven parts (adjective)
Finnish:
seitsemänosainen
— having seven parts (adjective)
Finnish:
seitsenosainen
— having seven parts (adjective)
Hungarian:
hétrészes
— having seven parts (adjective)
Hungarian:
hetes
— having seven parts (adjective)
Hungarian:
hétrétű
— having seven parts (adjective)
Italian:
settemplice
— having seven parts (adjective)
Middle English:
sevenefold
— having seven parts (adjective)
Swedish:
sjufaldig
— having seven parts (adjective)
Swedish:
sjufaldigt
— having seven parts (adjective)
Dutch:
zevenmaal
— by a factor of seven (adverb)
Finnish:
seitsemänkertaisesti
— by a factor of seven (adverb)
Finnish:
seitsenkertaisesti
— by a factor of seven (adverb)
German:
siebenfach
— by a factor of seven (adverb)
Hungarian:
hétszeresen
— by a factor of seven (adverb)
Hungarian:
hétszeresére
— by a factor of seven (adverb)
Middle English:
sevenefold
— by a factor of seven (adverb)
Swedish:
sjufaldig
— by a factor of seven (adverb)
Swedish:
sjufaldigt
— by a factor of seven (adverb)
