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 nearby two
Example sentences from the Web for two
British Dictionary definitions for two
two
/ (tuː) /
noun
determiner
- amounting to twotwo nails
- (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
two