number two
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈnʌmbər tu/
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número dos
- After the election, she became the number two leader in the party's hierarchy.
And so, you know, she became Public Enemy number two.
- And so, you know, she became Public Enemy number two.
- OK, number two, people think that in the future, AI will.
- What do you think is the worst way to die, boy number two?
- And then number two, I'm not qualified to talk about mental health.
- Number one, number one, number two.
- Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's number two.
- So then, you know, we get back to New York and he's, you know, he's on maybe number two or three of his doses.
- So that larger question is if this is who they vet for their number two pick.
- All right, Speaking of old friends, at the number two spot are Canadian buddies from Dawson's.
- Hire a junior operationals partner tomorrow, tomorrow to be the number two.
- And once you've got that resolved, then of course you can move on to item number two, that simplest prioritization process.
- We all knew that if something were to happen with Joe Biden, the number two person on that ticket is Kamala Harris.
Examples
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We all knew that if something were to happen with Joe Biden, the number two person on that ticket is Kamala Harris.
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They Square is now, I believe the number two largest purchaser of Bitcoin because people use Square Cash App to buy Bitcoin.
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All others are number two or lower.
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We'll call you number two.
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I was their number one son, and they treated me like number two.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Associated Press ranked Ohio State as number one in 1942, with Georgia number two.
Academic text (2014) -
Tendai BT, the number two in the MDC party, has been arrested for treason.
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Gulden's mustard has traditionally been the number two mustard in America.
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He was promoted to the number two position in the company, just behind the CEO.
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In the race, he finished in number two place, just behind the reigning champion.
Synonyms
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1.0
Next after the first in position, time, or order
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A person or thing that comes after the first in a sequence
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Next in quality or rank after the best
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'number' (position/count) combined with 'two' clearly denotes the second position or person. This numeric/ordinal logic is cross-linguistically common and a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the intended sense (e.g., second-in-command or second place).
Etymology
Number two comes from lists and menus where things are given a number, so the item marked two is the one in the second position. That's why number two means 'the person or thing that is second', whether in a race, on a menu, or as 'second in command'.