threefold C2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈθriːˌfoʊld/ See IPA manual Freq #60124 Meanings 1 adv by a factor of three Our rent increased threefold in the past five years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · by a factor of three three times More trinetripletriplicateternarytripartite ↔ Opposites trisect Word family Related forms twofold Etymology From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three + -fold. threfold Middle English þrīfeald Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # threefold **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈθriːˌfoʊld/ **Frequency rank:** 60124 ## Meanings 1. by a factor of three ## Examples - Our rent increased threefold in the past five years. ## Synonyms - trine - triple - triplicate - three times - ternary - tripartite ## Antonyms - trisect ## Related Forms - twofold ## Roots and Affixes - Root: threfold - Root: þrīfeald ## Etymology From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three + -fold. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown