2006-06-09 02:54:19 · 8 answers · asked by pulchritudinous 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
times ten
2006-06-09 02:57:27 · answer #1 · answered by smartkid37138 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The word "tenfold" (like "twofold", "threefold", etc and "manifold" ['many (times)']) can be used two different ways:
1) as an adjective, meaning "containing ten or ten parts"
(This us of -fold may more easily be seen with SMALLER numbers, e.g. "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence", i.e., "the clergyman's office/job has two parts [or aspects]...")
2) as an adverb, meaning "ten times as much/many"
example: "the population increased tenfold"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dict.asp?Word=tenfold
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dict.asp?Word=twofold
http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?tenfold
2006-06-09 05:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a piece of paper then fold it into ten parts....tenfold! Ha ha ha. Its 10 times. :D
2006-06-09 04:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by cernad06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ten times greater than the original amount.
2006-06-09 02:57:29 · answer #4 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10x10=tenfold
2006-06-09 03:20:51 · answer #5 · answered by yeller 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the effect or number times ten,
2006-06-09 02:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by michael o 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
times ten
2006-06-09 03:03:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 times (like multiplication) I THINK
2006-06-09 02:57:55 · answer #8 · answered by Microbiology.girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋