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# fourfold

adjective (fourfold); adverb (fourfold)

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

## Everyday

1. Four times as much or as many. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourfold/#m1)
2. Having four parts or four kinds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourfold/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths it means multiply by 4: «a fourfold increase» from 10 gives 40. In science and news it describes how much something has grown. Phrases: a fourfold increase, rise fourfold, fourfold symmetry.

### Examples

- The number of birds in the park has risen fourfold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourfold/#x1)
- A fourfold increase from 5 is 20. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourfold/#x2)
- The price of tickets went up fourfold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourfold/#x3)
- The plan had a fourfold aim: learn, play, share and grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourfold/#x4)
- A square has fourfold symmetry; it looks the same after each quarter turn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourfold/#x5)
- Sales of ice cream grew fourfold on the hot day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourfold/#x6)

### Note

Similar words: twofold, threefold, tenfold. In maths, «a fourfold increase» usually means the new amount is 4 times the old one (×4), not «old + 4 times». Be careful in word problems.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means four times over, as the repayment David says the rich man must give for the stolen lamb.

**Interpretation.** Tradition connects this to the Torah's law that a thief who slaughters or sells a stolen sheep pays back four sheep.

### Examples

- and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.' (Prophets 2SA.12.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourfold/#x1)

### Note

Similar words: twofold, threefold, tenfold. In maths, «a fourfold increase» usually means the new amount is 4 times the old one (×4), not «old + 4 times». Be careful in word problems.

## On Mova

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