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🇬🇧 Double meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

noun
A double is a person who looks almost exactly like someone else, like a real-life twin even if they aren’t related. People sometimes use a double to pretend to be them, play tricks, or help them in movies when it’s too dangerous or tiring.

💬 Example Sentences

At the costume party, I accidentally followed my double around for ten minutes because I thought he was a super cool mirror.
My little sister drew a stick figure that looked more like me than I do, so now I think the stick figure is my official double.
At the theme park, my double and I wore matching shirts so everyone just assumed one of us was a glitch in the universe.
The soccer coach was thrilled when my double showed up, because now he had two terrible players instead of just one.
Fun fact: In movies, actors often use a double who looks like them to do dangerous stunts—so when someone jumps off a building, it’s usually their brave double, not them!

📖 Mini Story

On a rainy street she gasped when she saw a double mirroring her steps. The double smiled; the double bought the same coat; the double waved at her own reflection in a shop window. People pointed at the twin pair, one real, one double. She laughed, touched the double's hand, and felt oddly whole.

🧑‍🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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