two

[ too ]
/ tu /

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

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Example sentences from the Web for two

British Dictionary definitions for two

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 two

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