🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

dez vezes

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dez veh-zes

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tenfold/ˈtɛn.foʊld/
adjectiveadverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os lucros da empresa aumentaram dez vezes em um ano."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Consisting of ten parts or times.

    "The company's profits increased tenfold in just one year."
As adverb
  1. 1

    By a factor of ten.

    "The population has grown tenfold since the last census."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'tenfold' originates from the Old English 'tienfold', which combines 'tien' (ten) and 'fold' (times). The word has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its numerical connotation throughout its history.

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