English Dictionary

-fold

suffix

Used to make adjectives meaning times. / Used to make adverbs meaning times.

This recipe is fivefold more delicious than the original one.

意味（1）

Used to make adjectives meaning times.

There has been a threefold increase in inflation ( = inflation is three times what it was before)

意味（2）

Used to make adverbs meaning times.

Inflation has increased threefold ( = inflation is three times what it was before)