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twice
adverb
on
two
separate
occasions
or
two
times
in
total
•
I
have
seen
that
movie
twice
already
.
I
have
seen
that
movie
twice
already
.
•
The
baby
woke
up
twice
during
the
night
.
The
baby
woke
up
twice
during
the
night
.
Old
English
"
twīwa
"
or
"
twiges
"
meaning
“
two
times
”,
from
"
twī
" (
two
).
adverb
by
a
factor
of
two
;
double
in
amount
,
size
,
or
degree
•
This
bag
is
twice
as
heavy
as
mine
.
This
bag
is
twice
as
heavy
as
mine
.
•
The
new
engine
is
twice
as
powerful
as
the
old
one
.
The
new
engine
is
twice
as
powerful
as
the
old
one
.
Same
origin
as
primary
sense
:
Old
English
"
twīwa
"
meaning
“
two
times
”,
later
extended
to
mean
“
double
”.
sandwich
noun
-
sandwich
,
sandwiches
Two
slices
of
bread
(
or
a
split
roll
)
with
meat
,
cheese
,
vegetables
,
or
other
food
placed
between
them
and
eaten
as
a
light
meal
.
•
She
packed
a
ham
sandwich
for
lunch
.
She
packed
a
ham
sandwich
for
lunch
.
•
Do
you
want
your
sandwich
toasted
or
cold
?
Do
you
want
your
sandwich
toasted
or
cold
?
Named
after
John
Montagu
,
4th
Earl
of
Sandwich
(
1718–1792
),
who
reportedly
ate
meat
between
slices
of
bread
so
he
could
continue
gambling
without
stopping
for
a
formal
meal
.
verb
-
sandwich
,
sandwiching
,
sandwiches
,
sandwiched
To
place
or
squeeze
someone
or
something
tightly
between
two
other
people
or
things
.
•
The
little
house
was
sandwiched
between
two
skyscrapers
.
The
little
house
was
sandwiched
between
two
skyscrapers
.
•
She
sandwiched
her
notes
between
the
pages
of
the
textbook
.
She
sandwiched
her
notes
between
the
pages
of
the
textbook
.
Verb
sense
developed
from
the
noun
,
figuratively
extending
the
idea
of
food
between
bread
slices
to
any
object
or
person
trapped
between
two
others
.
