two

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noun

a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
a symbol for this number, as 2 or II.
a set of this many persons or things.
a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with two pips.

adjective

amounting to two in number.

Idioms for two

    in two, into two separate parts, as halves: A bolt of lightning split the tree in two.
    put two and two together, to draw a correct conclusion from the given circumstances; infer: It didn't require a great mind to put two and two together.

Origin of two

before 900; Middle English; Old English twā (feminine and neuter; cf. twain); cognate with German zwei; compare Latin duo, Greek dýo

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH two

to too two

Words nearby two

twite, twitten, twitter, twitterpated, twittery, two, two bits, two can play at that game, two cents, two gentlemen of verona, the, two heads are better than one

Words related to put two and two together

do, determine, fix, explain, clarify, have, settle, decide, lick, illuminate, puzzle, unlock, divine, enlighten, disentangle, fathom, decode, unravel, crack, construe

British Dictionary definitions for put two and two together

two
/ (tuː) /

noun

determiner

  1. amounting to twotwo nails
  2. (as pronoun)he bought two

Other words from two

Related adjectives: binary, double, dual Related prefixes: di-, bi-

Word Origin for two

Old English twā (feminine); related to Old High German zwā, Old Norse tvau, Latin, Greek duo

Idioms and Phrases with put two and two together (1 of 2)

put two and two together

Draw the proper inference from existing evidence, as in Putting two and two together, it's not hard to guess who will be chosen for the lead role in the play. [Mid-1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with put two and two together (2 of 2)

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