Collocations for "twice"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "twice" in context.
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twice
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- have [been there, seen it, watched it] twice
- have [told, reminded] you twice already (to)
- it happened (to me) twice [today, in a row]
- I saw her twice [today, in one day]
- I [asked, wrote, called] you twice (already) but
- I [asked] you not once, but twice
- I've (only) [done, heard, worn] it once or twice
- has been [charged, convicted, booked, nominated] twice (for)
- was bitten twice by a [snake, dog]
- has taken the [test, exam] twice (already)
- has won the [championship, award, league] twice
- tried twice to [see, get, buy, make]
- think twice before [speaking, answering]
- think twice before you [speak]
- I didn't have to think twice [about, when]
- had to look twice to [make, be] sure
- [wrapped, covered] twice to [ensure, protect]
- paid twice for the same [bill, invoice, product]
- plays [tennis, basketball, squash] twice a [week]
- we [meet, get together, go] twice a [month]
- twice or three times a [day, week, month]
- [happens, takes place] twice [yearly, monthly, nightly]
- a twice- [yearly] event
- is twice as [much, heavy, long, expensive] (as)
- [try, come back] twice as hard
- is twice the price (of)
- is twice [my height, her age]
- he is twice the man you are
- my cousin twice removed
- UK: once bitten, twice shy
- a twice-a-day [service, flight, occurrence]
'twice' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
almost
- annoyance
- as
- bathe
- bloated
- brush
- cinema
- class
- cleaner
- clog
- cost
- cousin
- crossing
- daily
- dentist
- domestic
- elevator
- encore
- evaluation
- fast
- feed
- feeding
- fool
- interview
- jail
- knob
- length
- medicine
- ointment
- price
- refrain
- ring
- same
- service
- sex
- size
- takeaway
- volcano
- weekly
- workout