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What part of speech is double.?

"Double" can be several parts of speech, depending on its use in a sentence:

* Adjective: Describing something as having twice the usual size or quantity.

* Example: "He ordered a double cheeseburger."

* Noun: Meaning two of something or a quantity twice as large.

* Example: "They played a double header."

* Verb: To make something twice as large or increase it by its own amount.

* Example: "The recipe instructed me to double the ingredients."

* Adverb: Meaning twice as much or twice as often.

* Example: "I checked the email double to make sure I didn't miss anything."

To determine the part of speech for "double" in a specific sentence, consider how it functions in the sentence.

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