double
US
/ˈdʌbəl/
UK
/ˈdʌbəl/
Meaning
Twice as much or as many as usual, or to make an amount or number twice as large.
दोगुना; किसी मात्रा या संख्या का दो गुना होना या उसे दो गुना करना।
Examples
“The shop is offering double points on all purchases this weekend.”
“We need double the amount of rice for tonight’s family dinner.”
“The number of visitors doubled after the museum opened its new gallery.”
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Not natural: The price became double than last year.
Better: The price doubled compared with last year.
Use doubled for an increase to twice the original amount; double than is not a natural construction.
किसी चीज़ के दोगुना होने के लिए doubled कहें; double than का प्रयोग स्वाभाविक नहीं है।
Not natural: I need double more time to finish.
Better: I need twice as much time to finish.
Use twice as much time to mean two times the amount; double more is not the usual expression.
समय की दोगुनी मात्रा बताने के लिए twice as much time कहें; double more आम प्रयोग नहीं है।
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Use double before a noun, as in double the price; use doubled when the amount itself becomes twice as large.
Noun से पहले double कहें, जैसे double the price; जब मात्रा खुद दोगुनी हो जाए, तो doubled इस्तेमाल करें।