Even trickier (? :)) it seems (to me) when used as an adjective.
Does redoubled [size=150] always[/size] mean increased twice as much? or [size=84]sometimes[/size] can mean four times, in total (‘to double a double…’)
Do you know I’ve never even thought of that word that way at all? (I mean, with the sense of “twice” or “four times”)
But, now that you mention it, ‘redouble’ is a funny word, isn’t it? :lol: :lol:
‘Redouble’ simply means ‘increase’. Nobody knows how much of an increase a ‘redoubling’ is exactly. But, I guess they usually hope it’s enough to do the trick.
Instead of rethinking their programme, they redoubled their efforts to implement it.
Behind him he heard Druellae shout, and he redoubled his speed.
But the 90-strong band of pensioners are determined not to be down hearted and they have redoubled their fund raising efforts.
The word “redoubled” is very often collocated with the word “efforts”.