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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Threefold \Three"fold`\, a. [OE. [thorn]reofald; cf. AS.
     [thorn]r[=i]feald.]
     Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as,
     threefold justice.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A threefold cord is not quickly broken.  --Eccl. iv.
                                                    12.
     [1913 Webster]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Threefold \Three"fold`\, a. [OE. [thorn]reofald; cf. AS.
     [thorn]r[=i]feald.]
     Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as,
     threefold justice.
  
           A threefold cord is not quickly broken.  --Eccl. iv.
                                                    12.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  threefold
       adj 1: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or
              triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble,
               triple]
       2: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or
          qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the
          office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and
          private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its
          double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: double,
           dual, twofold, treble]
       adv : by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the
             past five years" [syn: three times]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  threefold
     a.
     1 three times as great.
     2 triple. (rfclarify: en) <!-- probably "Having three
  component parts", based on the entry of other multipliers; the
  Translations below with "triple" should also be probably
  modified to "t-check" or possibly moved to the first sense
  -->
     adv.
     By a factor of three.
     n.
     (lb en mathematics) An (w: algebraic variety) of (w Dimension
  dimension) 3.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make threefold; to triple#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  threefold
     a.
     1 three times as great.
     2 triple. (rfclarify: en) <!-- probably "Having three
  component parts", based on the entry of other multipliers; the
  Translations below with "triple" should also be probably
  modified to "t-check" or possibly moved to the first sense
  -->
     adv.
     By a factor of three.
     n.
     (lb en mathematics) An (w: algebraic variety) of (w Dimension
  dimension) 3.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make threefold; to triple#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  threefold
     a.
     1 three times as great.
     2 triple. (rfclarify: en) <!-- probably "Having three
  component parts", based on the entry of other multipliers; the
  Translations below with "triple" should also be probably
  modified to "t-check" or possibly moved to the first sense
  -->
     adv.
     By a factor of three.
     n.
     (lb en mathematics) An (w: algebraic variety) of (w Dimension
  dimension) 3.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make threefold; to triple#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  threefold
     a.
     1 three times as great.
     2 triple. (rfclarify: en) <!-- probably "Having three
  component parts", based on the entry of other multipliers; the
  Translations below with "triple" should also be probably
  modified to "t-check" or possibly moved to the first sense
  -->
     adv.
     By a factor of three.
     n.
     (lb en mathematics) An (w: algebraic variety) of (w Dimension
  dimension) 3.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make threefold; to triple#Verb.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/
  ثلاثة أضعاف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/ 
  1. трикратен
  three times as great
  2. троен
  triple

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/ 
  trojnásobný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/
  dreifach, dreimal 
           Note: so viel/groß usw.
        "They sold the mansion for triple/threefold/treble the amount they paid for it 5 years ago."  - Sie verkauften die Villa um den dreifachen Betrag, den sie vor 5 Jahren bezahlt hatten.
     Synonyms: triple, treble
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/
  dreiteilig, dreigeteilt 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/ 
  kolminkertainen 2.
  three times as great
   3.
  triple

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/ 
  kolminkertaisesti
  by a factor of three

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/ 
  1. तिगुना
        "The shareholders made threefold profits by selling their shares."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/
  trostruk

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  threefold /θɹˈiːfəʊld/ 
  trefaldig
  triple

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈθɹiˌfoʊɫd/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 三倍的,三重的;
  ad. 三倍地,三重地;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 三倍的,三重的
     ad. 三倍地,三重地

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