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# doubly

adverb (doubly)

«doubly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Twice as much; in two ways. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/#m1)
2. Even more, or especially. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, «doubly sure» means very sure, checked twice. In maths, «doubly» relates to double, meaning ×2. Phrases: doubly important, doubly careful, make doubly sure.

### Examples

- Make doubly sure the door is locked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/#x1)
- It is doubly important to wear a helmet on a busy road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/#x2)
- She was doubly happy: she won and her friend won too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/#x3)
- Check your work doubly carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/#x4)
- The cake was doubly sweet with icing and jam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/#x5)
- It's doubly hard when it's cold and wet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/#x6)
- And, with help, she laid beside him the load of three men of doubly refined gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: doubly, not «doublely». In maths problems, «doubly» suggests multiplying by 2, but often just means «very».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doubly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doubly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doubly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doubly.html) on Mova free.