fivefold

[ fahyv-fohld ]

adjective

1. five times as great or as much.
2. comprising five parts or members.

adverb

1. in fivefold measure.

fivefold

/ ˈfaɪvˌfəʊld /

adjective

1. equal to or having five times as many or as much
2. composed of five parts

adverb

1. by or up to five times as many or as much

Word History and Origins

Origin of fivefold¹

before 1000; Middle English fiffold, Old English fīffeald. See five, -fold

Example Sentences

In 2018, when Trump abandoned the accord, only about one in 10 people he spoke with thought that Iran should pursue nuclear weapons — but now, he said, the number has increased at least fivefold.

From Los Angeles Times

Prophet: God speaks to and through his prophets of the “fivefold ministry,” but it’s apostles who judge, evaluate, strategize and execute God’s revealed word.

From Salon

Rectal bleeding is associated with a fivefold increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to the new analysis, which looked at 81 studies that included nearly 25 million adults under 50 from around the world.

From New York Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also signed two other laws Friday, allowing prisoners to join the army and increasing fines for draft dodgers fivefold.

From Seattle Times

Over the past decade, so many property owners in this sparsely populated region of coconut palms and banana trees were eager to cash in that the number of birdhouses here jumped fivefold, Mr. Zulkibli said.

From New York Times