two

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/tu/

noun 5num 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

available, dead, different, fat, high, old, orange, trying

The two old houses on the corner were finally demolished last month.

VERB + TWO

bank, bought, count, jump, kill, married, passed, sleep

She jumped two feet in the air when she heard the loud noise.

TWO + NOUN

birds, blankets, children, friday, fridge, hours, men, meters

We waited for two hours in the doctor's office before seeing the pediatrician.

PREP.

on, than, with, with

I've known my best friend for more than two decades now.

ADV.

always, away

The two of us always managed to find something to laugh about together.

Definitions

num

A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).

Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.

Describing a set or group with two elements.

“[…]The two murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”

The surveillance program includes at least 480 LPRs that scan and record about 16.2 million vehicles per week and stores that data for two years, he wrote in the court filing.

noun

The digit/figure 2.

The number 2202 contains three twos.

In our example, 1210 has 1 zero, 2 ones, 1 two and 0 threes. […] The number has 2 twos.

A two-dollar bill.

A child aged two.

This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

A playing card featuring two pips.

Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

It was a weary time. A carriage clock had been placed on the discoloured wooden mantelpiece, and slowly its hands crept on from one to two and from two to three.

name

The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots

deuce

noun — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a nume

adjective — being one more than one

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

two left feet

Clumsiness, especially at dancing or in sports involving kicking a ball.

He should stay off the dance floor with his two left feet.

in two shakes of a lamb's tail

Synonym of in two shakes.

I'll be there in two shakes of a lamb's tail.

fall between two stools

To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.

Unfortunately, it fell between two stools: it was not good enough to be a competition car and those who wanted a roadburner preferred the Iso Grifo, which was better equipped.

two cents

One's opinion or thoughts.

That's just my two cents, you can believe what you like.

put two and two together

To figure something out; to deduce or discern something.

We didn't tell our friends that we were dating, but I think they put two and two together.

Example Bank

Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.

Wiktionary

“[…]The two murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”

Wiktionary

The surveillance program includes at least 480 LPRs that scan and record about 16.2 million vehicles per week and stores that data for two years, he wrote in the court filing.

Wiktionary

The number 2202 contains three twos.

Wiktionary

In our example, 1210 has 1 zero, 2 ones, 1 two and 0 threes. […] The number has 2 twos.

Wiktionary

This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, two is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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