how to pronounce fourfold

/ˌfɔːɹˈfoʊld/

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fourfold is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fourfold in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… seen alcohol sales shoot up fourfold now …”

meanings of fourfold

adjective:

Comprised of four individual members.
Four times as great; quadruple.

adverb:

By a factor of four.

verb:

To increase to four times as much; to multiply by four.

noun:

An algebraic variety of degree 4.

fourfold frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fourfold occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics fourfold can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that fourfold can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;