fivefold C2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈfaɪv.foʊld/ UK /ˈfaɪv.fəʊld/ See IPA manual Freq #118456 Meanings 1 adj five times as large, numerous, or great The revised plan produced a fivefold increase in storage capacity. 2 adj consisting of five parts or members The committee proposed a fivefold classification of the evidence. 3 adv by a factor of five The city's population increased fivefold over the following century. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · five times as large,... quintuplefive times 2 adj · consisting of five parts or... five-partquintuple 3 adv · by a factor of five five times Word family Derived forms fivefoldness Related forms fivequintuple Etymology From Middle English fiffold and Old English fīffeald, built from five and -fold. The suffix expresses multiplication or a grouping into the stated number of parts. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fivefold **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /ˈfaɪv.foʊld/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfaɪv.fəʊld/ **Frequency rank:** 118456 ## Meanings 1. five times as large, numerous, or great 2. consisting of five parts or members 3. by a factor of five ## Examples - The revised plan produced a fivefold increase in storage capacity. - The committee proposed a fivefold classification of the evidence. - The city's population increased fivefold over the following century. ## Synonyms - quintuple - five times ## Derived Forms - fivefoldness ## Related Forms - five - quintuple ## Etymology From Middle English fiffold and Old English fīffeald, built from five and -fold. The suffix expresses multiplication or a grouping into the stated number of parts. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown