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/ˈtɹɪp.əl/
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
[ˈtɹɪp.l̩]
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Australian:
/ˈtɹɪp.əl/
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[ˈt̠͡ɹ̠̊ɪp.l̩]
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T R IH1 P AH0 L
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Made up of three related elements, often matching
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
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Of three times the quantity; treble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
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Designed for three users.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Folded in three; composed of three layers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Having three aspects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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One of three; third.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
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A drink with three portions of alcohol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
I've had a hard day; make that a triple.
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Three runs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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A hamburger with three patties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
I'd like a triple with cheese.
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A three-base hit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
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A three-point field goal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
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Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Short for triple combination engine.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: firefighting, government
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To multiply by three.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
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Synonyms: treble
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To get a three-base hit.
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Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
The batter tripled into the gap.
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To become three times as large.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
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To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 21
having three units or components or elements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a ternary operation a treble row of red beads overcrowding made triple sessions necessary triple time has three beats per measure triplex windows
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Synonyms: ternary, treble, triplex
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 22
three times as great or many
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a claim for treble (or triple) damages a threefold increase
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Synonyms: treble, threefold, three-fold
Antonyms: none provided
a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: three-base hit, three-bagger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: base hit, safety
Narrower terms: line-drive triple, line triple
a quantity that is three times as great as another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: multiple
a set of three similar things considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trio, triad, triplet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
Narrower terms: trilogy, triplicity, trigon, Trimurti
increase threefold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: treble
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: multiply, manifold
hit a three-base hit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hit
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.
Across languages
Translations
178 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
trefishtë
— made up of three related elements
Arabic :
ثُلَاثِيّ
(ṯulāṯiyy)
— made up of three related elements
Basque :
hirukoitz
— made up of three related elements
Belarusian :
трайны́
(trajný)
— made up of three related elements
Belarusian :
патро́йны
(patrójny)
— made up of three related elements
Bulgarian :
тро́ен
(tróen)
— made up of three related elements
Catalan :
triple
— made up of three related elements
Chinese Mandarin :
三重
(sānchóng)
— made up of three related elements
Czech :
trojitý
— made up of three related elements
Danish :
tredobbelt
— made up of three related elements
Esperanto :
triobla
— made up of three related elements
Finnish :
kolmois-
— made up of three related elements
French :
triple
— made up of three related elements
Galician :
triplo
— made up of three related elements
Georgian :
სამმაგი
(sammagi)
— made up of three related elements
German :
dreifach
— made up of three related elements
Ancient Greek :
τριπλοῦς
(triploûs)
— made up of three related elements
Hindi :
त्रि
(tri)
— made up of three related elements
Irish :
triarach
— made up of three related elements
Italian :
triplo
— made up of three related elements
Japanese :
三重
— made up of three related elements
Khmer :
បីដង
(beidɑɑng)
— made up of three related elements
Korean :
삼중
(samjung)
— made up of three related elements
Macedonian :
троен
(troen)
— made up of three related elements
Norwegian Bokmål :
trippel
— made up of three related elements
Norwegian Nynorsk :
trippel
— made up of three related elements
Occitan :
triple
— made up of three related elements
Polish :
potrójny
— made up of three related elements
Portuguese :
triplo
— made up of three related elements
Russian :
тройно́й
(trojnój)
— made up of three related elements
Serbo-Croatian :
тро̑јнӣ
— made up of three related elements
Serbo-Croatian :
trȏjnī
— made up of three related elements
Slovak :
trojitý
— made up of three related elements
Slovene :
trojen
— made up of three related elements
Spanish :
triple
— made up of three related elements
Spanish :
tresdoble
— made up of three related elements
Spanish :
tríplice
— made up of three related elements
Swedish :
trippel-
— made up of three related elements
Thai :
สามเท่า
— made up of three related elements
Ukrainian :
потрі́йний
(potríjnyj)
— made up of three related elements
Ukrainian :
трої́стий
(trojístyj)
— made up of three related elements
Ukrainian :
трійча́стий
(trijčástyj)
— made up of three related elements
Vietnamese :
ba lần
— made up of three related elements
Welsh :
triphlyg
— made up of three related elements
Arabic :
ثُلَاثِيّ
(ṯulāṯiyy)
— three times the quantity
Belarusian :
патро́йны
(patrójny)
— three times the quantity
Belarusian :
трохразо́вы
(troxrazóvy)
— three times the quantity
Belarusian :
трохкра́тны
(troxkrátny)
— three times the quantity
Belarusian :
трыкро́тны
(trykrótny)
— three times the quantity
Bulgarian :
трикра́тен
(trikráten)
— three times the quantity
Catalan :
triple
— three times the quantity
Chinese Mandarin :
三倍
(sānbèi)
— three times the quantity
Czech :
trojitý
— three times the quantity
Dutch :
drievoudig
— three times the quantity
Dutch :
driedubbel
— three times the quantity
Finnish :
kolminkertainen
— three times the quantity
French :
triple
— three times the quantity
Galician :
triplo
— three times the quantity
Georgian :
სამმაგი
(sammagi)
— three times the quantity
Hindi :
तिगुना
(tigunā)
— three times the quantity
Hindi :
तिगना
(tignā)
— three times the quantity
Irish :
triarach
— three times the quantity
Italian :
triplo
— three times the quantity
Japanese :
三倍
— three times the quantity
Japanese :
三重
— three times the quantity
Korean :
삼배
(sambae)
— three times the quantity
Latin :
triplus
— three times the quantity
Latin :
triplex
— three times the quantity
Macedonian :
трикратен
(trikraten)
— three times the quantity
Malay :
tiga ganda
— three times the quantity
Norwegian Bokmål :
trippel
— three times the quantity
Norwegian Nynorsk :
trippel
— three times the quantity
Plautdietsch :
dreefach
— three times the quantity
Polish :
potrójny
— three times the quantity
Portuguese :
triplo
— three times the quantity
Russian :
тройно́й
(trojnój)
— three times the quantity
Russian :
троекра́тный
(trojekrátnyj)
— three times the quantity
Russian :
утро́енный
(utrójennyj)
— three times the quantity
Russian :
трёхкра́тный
(trjoxkrátnyj)
— three times the quantity
Slovak :
trojitý
— three times the quantity
Spanish :
triple
— three times the quantity
Spanish :
triplo
— three times the quantity
Spanish :
tresdoble
— three times the quantity
Spanish :
tríplice
— three times the quantity
Ukrainian :
потрі́йний
(potríjnyj)
— three times the quantity
Ukrainian :
триразо́вий
(tryrazóvyj)
— three times the quantity
Ukrainian :
трикра́тний
(trykrátnyj)
— three times the quantity
Ukrainian :
троєкра́тний
(trojekrátnyj)
— three times the quantity
Welsh :
triphlyg
— three times the quantity
Welsh :
tri
— three times the quantity
Welsh :
tair
— three times the quantity
Arabic :
ثُلَاثِيّ
(ṯulāṯiyy)
— designed for three users
Bulgarian :
триме́стен
(trimésten)
— designed for three users
Finnish :
kolmelle
— designed for three users
Polish :
trzyosobowy
— designed for three users
Russian :
трёхме́стный
(trjoxméstnyj)
— designed for three users
Arabic :
ثُلَاثِيّ
(ṯulāṯiyy)
— composed of three layers
Bulgarian :
трисло́ен
(trislóen)
— composed of three layers
Catalan :
ternari
— composed of three layers
Finnish :
kolmitasoinen
— composed of three layers
Japanese :
三層の
(sansō no)
— composed of three layers
Polish :
potrójny
— composed of three layers
Russian :
трёхсло́йный
(trjoxslójnyj)
— composed of three layers
Russian :
тройно́й
(trojnój)
— composed of three layers
Finnish :
kolmois-
— having three aspects
French :
triple
— having three aspects
Polish :
potrójny
— having three aspects
Russian :
тройно́й
(trojnój)
— having three aspects
Catalan :
ternari
— (music) three times as fast
Finnish :
tripla
— (music) three times as fast
French :
triple
— (music) three times as fast
Hindi :
तिगुना
(tigunā)
— Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
Hindi :
तिगना
(tignā)
— Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
Māori :
reatoru
— Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
Polish :
potrojenie
— Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
Spanish :
trestanto
— Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
Spanish :
triplo
— Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
Spanish :
triple
— Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
Spanish :
tresdoble
— Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
Finnish :
tripla
— a drink with three portions of alcohol
French :
triple
— a drink with three portions of alcohol
Catalan :
batada triple
— (baseball) a three-base hit
French :
triple
— (baseball) a three-base hit
Korean :
3루타
(samnuta)
— (baseball) a three-base hit
Catalan :
terna
— sequence of three elements
Czech :
trojice
— sequence of three elements
Finnish :
kolmikko
— sequence of three elements
Finnish :
tripla
— sequence of three elements
French :
triple
— sequence of three elements
Italian :
triplo
— sequence of three elements
Japanese :
三重
(sanjū)
— sequence of three elements
Portuguese :
tripla
— sequence of three elements
Romanian :
triplu
— sequence of three elements
Slovak :
trojica
— sequence of three elements
Spanish :
triple
— sequence of three elements
Armenian :
եռապատկել
(eṙapatkel)
— to multiply by three
Bulgarian :
утроявам
(utrojavam)
— to multiply by three
Catalan :
triplicar
— to multiply by three
Czech :
ztrojnásobit
— to multiply by three
Danish :
tredoble
— to multiply by three
Dutch :
verdrievoudigen
— to multiply by three
Esperanto :
triobligi
— to multiply by three
Finnish :
kolminkertaistaa
— to multiply by three
Finnish :
triplata
— to multiply by three
French :
tripler
— to multiply by three
Galician :
triplicar
— to multiply by three
Georgian :
ასამმაგებს
(asammagebs)
— to multiply by three
Georgian :
გაასამმაგებს
(gaasammagebs)
— to multiply by three
German :
verdreifachen
— to multiply by three
Greek :
τριπλασιάζω
(triplasiázo)
— to multiply by three
Hindi :
तिगना
(tignā)
— to multiply by three
Hindi :
तिगुना
(tigunā)
— to multiply by three
Italian :
triplicare
— to multiply by three
Japanese :
三倍する
(sanbai suru)
— to multiply by three
Māori :
whakareatoru
— to multiply by three
Norwegian :
tredoble
— to multiply by three
Polish :
troić
— to multiply by three
Polish :
potroić
— to multiply by three
Polish :
potrajać
— to multiply by three
Portuguese :
triplicar
— to multiply by three
Russian :
утра́ивать
(utráivatʹ)
— to multiply by three
Russian :
утро́ить
(utróitʹ)
— to multiply by three
Spanish :
triplicar
— to multiply by three
Bulgarian :
утроявам се
(utrojavam se)
— to become three times as large
Catalan :
triplicar
— to become three times as large
Esperanto :
triobliĝi
— to become three times as large
Finnish :
kolminkertaistua
— to become three times as large
Finnish :
triplaantua
— to become three times as large
French :
tripler
— to become three times as large
Georgian :
სამმაგდება
(sammagdeba)
— to become three times as large
Georgian :
გასამმაგდება
(gasammagdeba)
— to become three times as large
German :
sich verdreifachen
— to become three times as large
Greek :
τριπλασιάζομαι
(triplasiázomai)
— to become three times as large
Italian :
triplicare
— to become three times as large
Portuguese :
triplicar
— to become three times as large
Russian :
утра́иваться
(utráivatʹsja)
— to become three times as large
Russian :
утро́иться
(utróitʹsja)
— to become three times as large
Spanish :
triplicar
— to become three times as large