verdubbelen

This is the 3847th most frequent Dutch word.


verdubbelen

To double.


Here, 'verdubbelen' is used as a verb that describes the action of doubling an amount or value.

Ik wil het bedrag verdubbelen door verstandig te investeren.

I want to double the amount by investing wisely.


In this sentence, 'verdubbelen' is used to demonstrate how an action (effort) increases something (productivity) to twice its original amount.

Zijn inspanning heeft zijn productiviteit verdubbeld.

His effort has doubled his productivity.


Here, the noun 'verdubbeling' derived from the verb 'verdubbelen' is used to describe the concept or result of doubling in a contextual manner.

We zagen een verdubbeling van de bezoekersaantallen afgelopen jaar.

We saw a doubling of the visitor numbers last year.