Meanings
adjectivetriple (not comparable)
- not comparableMade up of three related elements, often matching
The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
Synonyms: tern
- not comparableDesigned for three users.
a triple room
- not comparableFolded in three; composed of three layers.
- not comparableHaving three aspects.
a triple meaning
- not comparableentertainmentOf time, three times as fast as very fast.
- not comparableobsoleteOne of three; third.
the third payes for all: the triples sir , is a good tripping measure
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]
nountriple (plural triples)
plural triples
- ball gamesThree runs.
- ball gamesA three-point field goal.
- computingA sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
- abbreviationfirefightingShort for triple combination engine.
verbtriple (third-person singular simple present triples, present participle tripling, simple past and past participle tripled)
present singular third person triples · participle present tripling · participle past tripled · past tripled
- To become three times as large.
Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
- To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter.
1982 January, Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench, volume 157, number 1, page 1061 more example
Examination rooms contain shelves overstuffed with football helmets, autographed equipment and even rugby gear. If the office doubles as a mini-museum, it also triples as a minichapel.
2011, Mel LeCompte, The Tee Cotton Bowl
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveMade up of three related elements, often matching
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adjectiveOf three times the quantity; treble.
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verbTo multiply by three.
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nouna base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
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three-base hitthree-bagger
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Origin
- Latintriplus
- Middle Englishtriple
- Englishtriple
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek τριπλοῦς
- τριπλοῦς (triploûs)made up of three related elements
Arabic ثُلَاثِيّ, ثُلَاثِيّ
- ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy)made up of three related elements
- ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy)three times the quantity
- ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy)designed for three users
- ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy)composed of three layers
Basque hirukoitz
- hirukoitzmade up of three related elements
Bulgarian тро́ен, трикра́тен
- тро́ен (tróen)made up of three related elements
- трикра́тен (trikráten)three times the quantity
- триме́стен (trimésten)designed for three users
- трисло́ен (trislóen)composed of three layers
- утроявам (utrojavam)to multiply by three
- утроявам се (utrojavam se)to become three times as large
Catalan triple, triple
- triplemade up of three related elements
- triplethree times the quantity
- ternaricomposed of three layers
- ternari(music) three times as fast
- batada triple(baseball) a three-base hit
- ternasequence of three elements
- triplicarto multiply by three
- triplicarto become three times as large
Chinese Mandarin 三重, 三倍
- 三重 (sānchóng)made up of three related elements
- 三倍 (sānbèi)three times the quantity
Czech trojitý, trojitý
- trojitýmade up of three related elements
- trojitýthree times the quantity
- trojicesequence of three elements
- ztrojnásobitto multiply by three
Danish tredobbelt, tredoble
- tredobbeltmade up of three related elements
- tredobleto multiply by three
Dutch drievoudig, driedubbel
- drievoudigthree times the quantity
- driedubbelthree times the quantity
- verdrievoudigento multiply by three
Esperanto triobla, triobligi
- trioblamade up of three related elements
- triobligito multiply by three
- triobliĝito become three times as large
Finnish kolmois-, kolminkertainen
- kolmois-made up of three related elements
- kolminkertainenthree times the quantity
- kolmelledesigned for three users
- kolmitasoinencomposed of three layers
- kolmois-having three aspects
- tripla(music) three times as fast
- triplaa drink with three portions of alcohol
- kolmikkosequence of three elements
- triplasequence of three elements
- kolminkertaistaato multiply by three
- triplatato multiply by three
- kolminkertaistuato become three times as large
- triplaantuato become three times as large
French triple, triple
- triplemade up of three related elements
- triplethree times the quantity
- triplehaving three aspects
- triple(music) three times as fast
- triplea drink with three portions of alcohol
- triple(baseball) a three-base hit
- triplesequence of three elements
- triplerto multiply by three
- triplerto become three times as large
German dreifach, verdreifachen
- dreifachmade up of three related elements
- verdreifachento multiply by three
- sich verdreifachento become three times as large
Greek τριπλασιάζω, τριπλασιάζομαι
- τριπλασιάζω (triplasiázo)to multiply by three
- τριπλασιάζομαι (triplasiázomai)to become three times as large
Hindi त्रि, तिगुना
- त्रि (tri)made up of three related elements
- तिगुना (tigunā)three times the quantity
- तिगना (tignā)three times the quantity
- तिगुना (tigunā)Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
- तिगना (tignā)Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
- तिगना (tignā)to multiply by three
- तिगुना (tigunā)to multiply by three
Irish triarach, triarach
- triarachmade up of three related elements
- triarachthree times the quantity
Italian triplo, triplo
- triplomade up of three related elements
- triplothree times the quantity
- triplosequence of three elements
- triplicareto multiply by three
- triplicareto become three times as large
Japanese 三重, 三倍
- 三重made up of three related elements
- 三倍three times the quantity
- 三重three times the quantity
- 三層の (sansō no)composed of three layers
- 三重 (sanjū)sequence of three elements
- 三倍する (sanbai suru)to multiply by three
Korean 삼중, 삼배
- 삼중 (samjung)made up of three related elements
- 삼배 (sambae)three times the quantity
- 3루타 (samnuta)(baseball) a three-base hit
Latin triplus, triplex
- triplusthree times the quantity
- triplexthree times the quantity
Malay tiga ganda
- tiga gandathree times the quantity
Māori reatoru, whakareatoru
- reatoruThree times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
- whakareatoruto multiply by three
Norwegian tredoble
- tredobleto multiply by three
Norwegian Bokmål trippel, trippel
- trippelmade up of three related elements
- trippelthree times the quantity
Polish potrójny, potrójny
- potrójnymade up of three related elements
- potrójnythree times the quantity
- trzyosobowydesigned for three users
- potrójnycomposed of three layers
- potrójnyhaving three aspects
- potrojenieThree times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
- troićto multiply by three
- potroićto multiply by three
- potrajaćto multiply by three
Portuguese triplo, triplo
- triplomade up of three related elements
- triplothree times the quantity
- triplasequence of three elements
- triplicarto multiply by three
- triplicarto become three times as large
Romanian triplu
- triplusequence of three elements
Russian тройно́й, тройно́й
- тройно́й (trojnój)made up of three related elements
- тройно́й (trojnój)three times the quantity
- троекра́тный (trojekrátnyj)three times the quantity
- утро́енный (utrójennyj)three times the quantity
- трёхкра́тный (trjoxkrátnyj)three times the quantity
- трёхме́стный (trjoxméstnyj)designed for three users
- трёхсло́йный (trjoxslójnyj)composed of three layers
- тройно́й (trojnój)composed of three layers
- тройно́й (trojnój)having three aspects
- утра́ивать (utráivatʹ)to multiply by three
- утро́ить (utróitʹ)to multiply by three
- утра́иваться (utráivatʹsja)to become three times as large
- утро́иться (utróitʹsja)to become three times as large
Slovak trojitý, trojitý
- trojitýmade up of three related elements
- trojitýthree times the quantity
- trojicasequence of three elements
Spanish triple, tresdoble
- triplemade up of three related elements
- tresdoblemade up of three related elements
- tríplicemade up of three related elements
- triplethree times the quantity
- triplothree times the quantity
- tresdoblethree times the quantity
- tríplicethree times the quantity
- trestantoThree times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
- triploThree times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
- tripleThree times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
- tresdobleThree times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
- triplesequence of three elements
- triplicarto multiply by three
- triplicarto become three times as large
Swedish trippel-
- trippel-made up of three related elements
Thai สามเท่า
- สามเท่าmade up of three related elements
Ukrainian потрі́йний, трої́стий
- потрі́йний (potríjnyj)made up of three related elements
- трої́стий (trojístyj)made up of three related elements
- трійча́стий (trijčástyj)made up of three related elements
- потрі́йний (potríjnyj)three times the quantity
- триразо́вий (tryrazóvyj)three times the quantity
- трикра́тний (trykrátnyj)three times the quantity
- троєкра́тний (trojekrátnyj)three times the quantity
Vietnamese ba lần
- ba lầnmade up of three related elements
Welsh triphlyg, triphlyg
- triphlygmade up of three related elements
- triphlygthree times the quantity
- trithree times the quantity
- tairthree times the quantity
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