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put two and two together and made five

put two and two together and made five is the simple past and past participle of put two and two together and make five.

Meaning of put two and two together and make five

Verb

put two and two together and make five (third-person singular simple present puts two and two together and makes five, present participle putting two and two together and making five, simple past and past participle put two and two together and made five)

  1. To come to the wrong conclusion; to make a false inference.

Questions about put two and two together and made five

What is put two and two together and made five the simple past and past participle of?
Put two and two together and made five is the simple past and past participle of put two and two together and make five.

Words near put two and two together and made five in the dictionary

  1. put to work
  2. put together
  3. put two and two together
  4. put two and two together and came up with five
  5. put two and two together and come up with five
  6. put two and two together and made five
  7. put two and two together and make five
  8. put two fingers up
  9. put under
  10. put up
  11. put up a brick

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