TWICE
What does "TWICE" mean?
On two occasions; two times.
Meanings
- Two times; on two separate occasions. I knocked twice before anyone came to the door.
- In double the amount or degree. This rope is twice as strong as the old one.
Word origin
From Middle English 'twies', from Old English 'twiga' (twice) with an added adverbial '-s'; ultimately from the same Germanic root as 'two'.
Remember it
TWICE keeps the 'tw-' of TWO and TWIN - all three start the same because all three count from two.
A little poem
Once is an accident, the old hands say;
twice is the habit you meant all the way.
couplet
What it teaches
Anything worth doing once is worth checking twice before you call it done.
Quick facts
What does TWICE mean?
On two occasions; two times.
Is TWICE a valid word?
Yes — TWICE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TWICE?
TWICE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does TWICE come from?
From Middle English 'twies', from Old English 'twiga' (twice) with an added adverbial '-s'; ultimately from the same Germanic root as 'two'.
What can TWICE teach us?
Anything worth doing once is worth checking twice before you call it done.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.