thrice
adv. freq.adv. three times. You use this when you want to say something happened or was done three times in a row.
adv. three times in succession or on three separate occasions. Often used in literary or formal contexts, or for rhythmic emphasis in speech.
I knocked thrice on the wooden door.
The bell chimed thrice to signal the beginning of the evening ceremony.
The protagonist was warned thrice by the oracle, yet he chose to ignore the prophecy and continue his journey toward the mountains.
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English thrice, thries (“three times, thrice; a third time; repeated three times”), from earlier thrī, thrīe (“three times, thrice; a third time”) (from Old English þriwa, þreowa) + -es (suffix forming adverbs of time, place, and manner) (from Old English -es (suffix forming adverbs)). The word is cognate with Old Frisian thria ("thrice"; > Saterland Frisian träie (“thrice”)), Middle Low German drîes (“thrice”), Middle High German drīes, drīs (“thrice”).
Typically placed after the verb or at the end of the clause; considered formal or slightly archaic in modern conversation.
I have been there for thriceI have been there thriceAs an adverb of frequency, it does not require a preposition like 'for' or 'at'.