Meaning & use

three times

adverb·Everyday

On three separate occasions, or multiplied by a factor of three.

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She had visited Japan three times before finally learning some basic Japanese.

Six is three times as large as the number two.

A note on using this word

Three times can describe frequency, as in three occasions, or multiplication, as in three times as much; the following word usually clarifies which.

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