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triple
[ trip-uhl ]
adjective
- threefold; consisting of three parts:
a triple knot.
- of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship.
- three times as great.
- International Law. tripartite.
noun
- an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- a group, set, or series of three; something threefold; triad.
- Also called three-base hit. Baseball. a base hit that enables a batter to reach third base safely.
- Bowling. three strikes in succession.
verb (used with object)
- to make triple.
- Baseball. to cause to come into home plate by a triple:
to triple a runner home; to triple a run in.
verb (used without object)
- to become triple.
- Baseball. to make a triple.
triple
/ ˈ³Ù°ùɪ±èÉ™±ô /
adjective
- consisting of three parts; threefold
- (of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar
- three times as great or as much
noun
- a threefold amount
- a group of three
verb
- to increase or become increased threefold; treble
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù°ù¾±±è±ô²â, adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of triple1
Example Sentences
Seth Hernandez threw three scoreless innings and had a triple and double.
He also guided the North Hollywood girls’ golf team to a City title and once coached the triple jump for the track team.
Under an arrangement called the "triple lock", the state pension goes up each year by the highest of 2.5%, inflation, or earnings growth.
The council's hotel bill has tripled in the past year.
At the Santa Monica Pier and Dockweiler Beach, both of which are south of the burn scar, levels of both lead and chromium were roughly triple California’s safety threshold for marine life.
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More About Triple
What is a basic definition ofÌýtriple?
Triple describes something as being made of three parts or being three times as great. Triple also means a set of three. The word triple has several other senses as an adjective, noun, and verb. In any sense, the word triple always has to do with the number three.
Triple often describes something that is made of three parts or contains three of something.
- Real-life examples: A triple-layer cake has three layers. A triple homicide involves the murder of three people. A triple-decker bus has three decks of seats. A cardplayer who has triple aces has three cards with aces on them.
- Used in a sentence: My famous triple-layer cake has two layers of chocolate cake and one layer of vanilla cake.Ìý
Triple also often describes something that is three times as great as something else. For example, a couch that is triple the price of another couch costs three times as much.
- Used in a sentence: I sold my bike for $300, which is triple the $100 I paid for it.ÌýÌý
In this sense, triple is used as a verb to mean to multiply something by three. For example, if you triple 2, you get 6 because 2 x 3 = 6.
- Used in a sentence: I think I will triple the tablespoons of sugar in the next batch of lemonade from 2 tablespoons to 6.Ìý
Triple is also a noun that means a set of three. The word triplet is also commonly used in this sense.
- Used in a sentence: The shirts were packaged together in triples of red, white, and blue.
Where doesÌýtriple come from?
The first records of triple come from around 1325. It ultimately comes from the Latin triplus.
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What are some other forms related to triple?
- triply (adverb)
What are some synonyms for triple?
What are some words that share a root or word element with triple?Ìý
What are some words that often get used in discussing triple?
How isÌýtriple used in real life?
Triple is a very common word that describes something as being made of three things or being three times as great in number.
I’m really looking forward to tripling my income whilst dropping my stress level and doing work I enjoy/excel at 🧿
— Stretching & Dancing🌈 (@kika_ere13)
Since I spilled water on my laptop, the keyboard has been messed up. Takes almost triple the time to type simple sentences
— LostNUnbound (@LostNUnbound)
Is it just me or has the mosquito population tripled in Michigan in the last week
— Myles Kerner (@myles_kilo)
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True or False?
When you triple something, you multiply it by 3.
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