Treble (Verb)
Meaning 1
Increase threefold; "Triple your income!".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The government aims to treble the national minimum wage in the next 5 years to alleviate poverty.
- If you master the piano, you can treble your income by teaching music to private students.
- The business plans to treble its production by the end of the year to keep up with demand.
- The startup's innovative approach could treble its customer base in less than a year.
- Local charities are working hard to treble the number of meals provided to homeless people.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Sing treble.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The choir's young singers were asked to treble during the upper register hymns.
- Her beautiful voice was capable of trebling the notes in the upper scales.
- To be part of the children's choir, you must be able to treble in tune.
- During music lessons, students practice exercises to help them treble smoothly.
- Young vocalists are taught not to force their voice when trying to treble difficult notes.