Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to redouble
Participle: redoubled
Gerund: redoubling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | redouble |
| you | redouble |
| he;she;it | redoubles |
| we | redouble |
| you | redouble |
| they | redouble |
Perfect
| I | have redoubled |
| you | have redoubled |
| he;she;it | has redoubled |
| we | have redoubled |
| you | have redoubled |
| they | have redoubled |
Past
| I | redoubled |
| you | redoubled |
| he;she;it | redoubled |
| we | redoubled |
| you | redoubled |
| they | redoubled |
Pluperfect
| I | had redoubled |
| you | had redoubled |
| he;she;it | had redoubled |
| we | had redoubled |
| you | had redoubled |
| they | had redoubled |
Future
| I | will redouble |
| you | will redouble |
| he;she;it | will redouble |
| we | will redouble |
| you | will redouble |
| they | will redouble |
Future Perfect
| I | will have redoubled |
| you | will have redoubled |
| he;she;it | will have redoubled |
| we | will have redoubled |
| you | will have redoubled |
| they | will have redoubled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | redouble |
| you | redouble |
| he;she;it | redouble |
| we | redouble |
| you | redouble |
| they | redouble |
Perfect
| I | have redoubled |
| you | have redoubled |
| he;she;it | have redoubled |
| we | have redoubled |
| you | have redoubled |
| they | have redoubled |
Imperfect
| I | redoubled |
| you | redoubled |
| he;she;it | redoubled |
| we | redoubled |
| you | redoubled |
| they | redoubled |
Pluperfect
| I | had redoubled |
| you | had redoubled |
| he;she;it | had redoubled |
| we | had redoubled |
| you | had redoubled |
| they | had redoubled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would redouble |
| you | would redouble |
| he;she;it | would redouble |
| we | would redouble |
| you | would redouble |
| they | would redouble |
Perfect
| I | would have redoubled |
| you | would have redoubled |
| he;she;it | would have redoubled |
| we | would have redoubled |
| you | would have redoubled |
| they | would have redoubled |
Imperative
| you | redouble |
| we | Let's redouble |
| you | redouble |
Verbs conjugated like 'redouble'
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 'redouble'
double,
recobble,
recouple,
redoubt,
retousle,
undouble,
bedabble,
bedole,
bedoubt,
debobble,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to multiply by two
- double
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle French redoubler. By surface analysis, re- + double.
Sample Sentences
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Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.
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Every item of intelligence appeared to redouble the astonishment of the islanders, and they gazed at us with inquiring looks. [1846, Herman Melville, Typee, ch. 10:]
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The police redoubled their efforts to capture the thieves. [1903 October 21, “Plunder Hidden in Graves”, in New York Times, page 16:]
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He heard the footsteps of his pursuers behind him, and redoubled his own pace. Once he got out of these by-ways he would be safe. [1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 17”, in The Secret Adversary:]
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With suggestions that inflation will rise above 15%, I have no doubt that today's trade union leaders will redouble their efforts to secure their members a good deal. [2022 September 7, Philip Haigh, “Comment: More strikes and poor morale”, in RAIL, number 965, page 3:]
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Like the Conservatives and Labour, the Lib Dems plan to extend Britain's rail network, reopen stations and redouble singled routes. [2019 December 4, “Lib Dems promise fares freeze and low-emission technology”, in Rail, page 6:]