Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to triple
Participle: tripled
Gerund: tripling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | triple |
| you | triple |
| he;she;it | triples |
| we | triple |
| you | triple |
| they | triple |
Perfect
| I | have tripled |
| you | have tripled |
| he;she;it | has tripled |
| we | have tripled |
| you | have tripled |
| they | have tripled |
Past
| I | tripled |
| you | tripled |
| he;she;it | tripled |
| we | tripled |
| you | tripled |
| they | tripled |
Pluperfect
| I | had tripled |
| you | had tripled |
| he;she;it | had tripled |
| we | had tripled |
| you | had tripled |
| they | had tripled |
Future
| I | will triple |
| you | will triple |
| he;she;it | will triple |
| we | will triple |
| you | will triple |
| they | will triple |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tripled |
| you | will have tripled |
| he;she;it | will have tripled |
| we | will have tripled |
| you | will have tripled |
| they | will have tripled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | triple |
| you | triple |
| he;she;it | triple |
| we | triple |
| you | triple |
| they | triple |
Perfect
| I | have tripled |
| you | have tripled |
| he;she;it | have tripled |
| we | have tripled |
| you | have tripled |
| they | have tripled |
Imperfect
| I | tripled |
| you | tripled |
| he;she;it | tripled |
| we | tripled |
| you | tripled |
| they | tripled |
Pluperfect
| I | had tripled |
| you | had tripled |
| he;she;it | had tripled |
| we | had tripled |
| you | had tripled |
| they | had tripled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would triple |
| you | would triple |
| he;she;it | would triple |
| we | would triple |
| you | would triple |
| they | would triple |
Perfect
| I | would have tripled |
| you | would have tripled |
| he;she;it | would have tripled |
| we | would have tripled |
| you | would have tripled |
| they | would have tripled |
Imperative
| you | triple |
| we | Let's triple |
| you | triple |
Verbs conjugated like 'triple'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'triple'
trifle,
triplex,
bridle,
crimple,
cripple,
dripple,
gridle,
gripe,
gripple,
rifle,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1375, from M.L. triplare "to triple," from L. triplus "threefold, triple," from tri- "three" + -plus "-fold." The noun is recorded from c.1428; the baseball sense is attested from 1880. The adj. is recorded from 1550.
2. PIE word
3. *tréyes
4. From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.
Sample Sentences
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The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
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The batter tripled into the gap.
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Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
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Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter. [1982 January, Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench, volume 157, number 1, page 106:]
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Examination rooms contain shelves overstuffed with football helmets, autographed equipment and even rugby gear. If the office doubles as a mini-museum, it also triples as a minichapel. [2011, Mel LeCompte, The Tee Cotton Bowl:]