two-way
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈtuːˌweɪ/
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bidireccional
- The negotiation process was two-way, with both sides sharing their concerns and suggestions.
- two-way communication
- two-way interaction
- two-way relationship
And they really control the immune system in a two way process.
- And they really control the immune system in a two way process.
- Because real love is a two way thing.
- And I think that that trust is a two way relationship that has been today squandered in both directions.
Examples
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When, in fact, this relationship is a two-way or dual-directional one.
Academic text (1992) -
We watched the interrogation through a two-way mirror inside Durham Police Headquarters.
Fiction book (1995) -
This is very much that two way process between parties and the public themselves.
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OK, this relation goes two ways, absolutely two ways.
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And they really control the immune system in a two way process.
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But it's a two-way street.
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We have two-way communication, trader Saundan.
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The relationship between conceptions and knowledge, attitudes/values, and behavioral orientations is a two-way or mutually dependent relationship.
Academic text (1996) -
Voice messaging allows for two-way communication between customers and support staff.
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In a two-way conversation, both speakers actively listen to and respond to each other.
Synonyms
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Allowing movement or communication in two opposite directions
Antonyms
How Bidirectional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Two-way comes from the simple parts two and way, where way means 'path' or 'direction' and two means 'both sides'. So a two-way street or a two-way conversation goes 'both directions', allowing movement or communication each way.