two
- numeral
- /tuː/
- There were two apples on the kitchen counter.
- two years
- two decades
- two groups
That probably means one of two things, or both.
- That probably means one of two things, or both.
- And that is what these two novels chart out.
- So I can just hide these two, these two columns.
- They become the goal of those two astronauts.
- We would have been twins two times in a row.
- And I've been his client for two years now, right?
Examples
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That probably means one of two things, or both.
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Other downtown businesses included a grocery store, two gas stations, three banks, and a coffee shop.
Academic text (2011) -
And we have to have these two things match.
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Every morning, there are two people in the bathroom.
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Every morning there are two people in the bathroom.
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On Earth, we only find two major body types.
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Do you two know each other from school?
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We have two hours to find a way to kill that thing.
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Are there any differences between these two types of needs in the current year?
Academic text (2011) -
Those two fellows will be up to help you tomorrow.
Synonyms
Idioms
To try to please two people or groups who want different things and fail to please either
Compounds
- Offensive
A person who always tries to be good and follow rules, annoying others
- Offensive
A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone else while still with their partner
A form of football where another player stops someone by touching them with both hands
A slow tree animal from Central and South America with two long claws on each front foot
- Informal
A belief that food dropped on the floor for less than two seconds is still safe to eat
- Australian
Touch football where another player touches someone twice to tackle them
- Jargon
A practice where soccer players control and pass the ball using two touches
- Jargon
A football exercise where each player may touch the ball only twice before passing
- Specialized
A flat shape like a square or circle with length and width but no depth
- Specialized
Something flat like a picture that has length and width but no depth
- Specialized
A physics question about how two objects move when they pull on each other, for example by gravity
- Jargon
A difficulty when two partners both need jobs in the same place, making moving hard
- Specialized
A farming tool with two blades that turns over soil when pulled by a tractor
- Specialized
A hard red wheat grown in Russia and Germany used mostly to feed farm animals
- Archaic
A size for printed letters that printers often use for headings, about 36 points
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Etymology
Two comes from an old English word twa, which meant 'two' or 'pair'. It is the same root as twin, so it literally means 'one plus one'.