fivefold
/ˈfaɪvfəʊld/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ाइव्फ़ोल्ड
पाँच गुना
Core word
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[usually before noun]
five times as much or as many
पाँच गुना
- There has been a fivefold increase in online payments.
- The school reported a fivefold increase in admissions.
- The company saw a fivefold rise in profit this year.
+ 2 more examples
- There has been a fivefold growth in the number of users.
- A fivefold increase in prices worried shoppers.
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[usually before noun]
having five parts
पाँच भागों वाला, पंचविध
- a fivefold plan for rural development
- The speech made a fivefold appeal to the citizens of the town.
- The scheme has a fivefold approach to cleaning the river.
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- The programme has a fivefold aim, from jobs to health.
- A fivefold path was described in the old text.
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by five times as much or as many
पाँच गुना (होकर)
- Sales of electric scooters have grown fivefold since 2020.
- The cost of the project has risen fivefold since it began.
- The number of users has risen fivefold in two years.
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- Profits increased fivefold after the new strategy.
- Demand for the vaccine grew fivefold in a month.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a fivefold + noun (adjective)
As an adjective it describes an increase or a thing with five parts: a fivefold rise.
Adjective के रूप में यह पाँच गुना वृद्धि या पाँच भागों वाली चीज़ का वर्णन करता है: a fivefold rise।
- The town saw a fivefold increase in population.
- The scheme has a fivefold aim.
verb + fivefold (adverb)
As an adverb it comes after verbs such as increase, grow or multiply, with no more needed.
Adverb के रूप में यह increase, grow, multiply जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद आता है।
- Sales of the book rose fivefold in a year.
- Demand has increased fivefold since the festival.
fivefold vs five times
Fivefold is more formal and compact; five times as much is the ordinary spoken form with the same meaning.
'Fivefold' अधिक औपचारिक और संक्षिप्त है; 'five times as much' बोलचाल का रूप है, अर्थ वही है।
- The harvest was five times as large as last year's, a fivefold gain.
compare: twofold, tenfold, manifold
Numbers combine with -fold in the same way: twofold, threefold, tenfold. Manifold means many times over.
संख्याएँ इसी तरह -fold के साथ जुड़ती हैं: twofold, threefold, tenfold। 'Manifold' का अर्थ कई गुना है।
- The benefits of reading are manifold, and the gain in speed is tenfold for some students.
+Collocations 5
fivefold + noun
increaserisegrowthjumppath
- Exam applications showed a fivefold jump in a decade.
verb + fivefold
growriseincreasemultiplyexpand
- The company's profit multiplied fivefold.
noun + fivefold
costoutputtrafficdemandincome
- Rural internet traffic is expected to grow fivefold.
fivefold + abstract noun
improvementexpansionreductiondifferenceadvantage
- The new pump gave a fivefold improvement in water supply.
fivefold + clause
fivefold since 2010fivefold in a decadefivefold over the yearsfivefold in size
- Rice exports have gone up fivefold in a decade.
“More examples 5
- Mobile data use in the village has grown fivefold in three years.
गाँव में मोबाइल डेटा का उपयोग तीन वर्षों में पाँच गुना बढ़ गया है।
- The plan has a fivefold purpose: health, reading, savings, skills and service.
योजना के पाँच उद्देश्य हैं: स्वास्थ्य, पठन, बचत, कौशल और सेवा।
- A fivefold rise in prices left many families struggling.
कीमतों में पाँच गुना वृद्धि से कई परिवार संकट में आ गए।
- The library's membership has risen fivefold since it went online.
ऑनलाइन होने के बाद पुस्तकालय की सदस्यता पाँच गुना बढ़ गई है।
- The investor hoped for a fivefold return on the shares.
निवेशक को शेयरों पर पाँच गुना लाभ की आशा थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The price has increased by fivefold.
✓ The price has increased fivefold.
Fivefold already shows the amount, so by is not used.
'Fivefold' स्वयं मात्रा बताता है, इसलिए उससे पहले 'by' नहीं आता।
✗ The population grew five fold in ten years.
✓ The population grew fivefold in ten years.
Fivefold is written as one word.
'Fivefold' एक ही शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है।