two
/tu//tu/
two numeral: a numerical value equal to 2; the number following one and preceding three. Also the ellipsis of two shot.
Numeral
two
- A numerical value equal to 2; the number following one and preceding three.
- Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC
- 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. […].”1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings
- 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.2023 July 24, Chris Eberhart, “NY police used AI to track drivers on highways as attorney questions legality”, in Fox News, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2023
Noun
two (plural twos)
- 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.2008 March 2, Tanya Khovanova, “Autobiographical Numbers”, in arXiv, pages 1, 2
- A two-dollar bill.
- A child aged two.
- This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.
- A playing card featuring two pips.
- Synonyms:
- deuce
- 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.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Three Investigators Come across a Dark Soul”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published...
Proper noun capitalized: TWO
TWO
- The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.
Also used as
two is also the ellipsis of two shot.
two meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
two in Hindi
- cardinal number 2
- दो do, दुई duī, द्वि dvi
- digit or figure
- दो do
two in Tamil
- cardinal number 2
- இரண்டு iraṇṭu, ரெண்டு reṇṭu
- digit or figure
- இரண்டு iraṇṭu
two in Marathi
- cardinal number 2
- दोन don
two in Urdu
- cardinal number 2
- دو do, ۲
More languagesFewer languages
- two in Bengali
- দুই dui
- two in Telugu
- రెండు reṇḍu
- two in Malayalam
- രണ്ടു raṇṭu, രണ്ട് raṇṭŭ
- two in Kannada
- ಎರಡು eraḍu
- two in Punjabi
- ਦੋ do, دو do
- two in Gujarati
- બે be
- two in Odia
- ଦୁଇ dui
- two in Sanskrit
- द्वि dvi
- two in Sinhala
- දෙක deka
- two in Assamese
- দুই dui
- two in Nepali
- दुई duī
- two in Pashto
- دوه dwa, ٢
- two in Tagalog
- dalawa
- two in Arabic
- اِثْنَانِ iṯnāni, اِثْنَتَانِ iṯnatāni, ثِنْتَانِ ṯintāni, ٢
- two in Malay
- dua, dwi
- two in Indonesian
- dua
- two in Persian
- دُو dū, ۲, دو do, اِثْنان esnân
- two in Thai
- สอง sɔ̌ɔng
- two in Vietnamese
- hai
- two in Myanmar
- နှစ် hnac
- Sindhi
- ٻَه ba
- Dhivehi
- ދޭ dē
- Dzongkha
- གཉིས gnyis
Examples of two in a sentence
- Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
- So let’s see. There are two evens here and three odds.
- There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
Synonyms of two
Forms of two
| Numeral | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tew |
| alternative form (dated) | twain |
| alternative form (archaic) | twey |
| Noun | |
| plural | twos |
Origin of two
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain. Unrelated to resembling words in Austronesian languages, including Malagasy roa; Cebuano and Tagalog dalawa; West Coast Bajau and Minangkabau duo; Buginese ᨉᨘᨓ (dua); Indonesian, Iban, Iranun, Ilocano, Sundanese, and Malay dua; West Coast Bajau and Minangkabau duo; Fijian, Māori, Rapa Nui, and Rotuman rua; Niuean and Tongan ua; Hawaiian, Samoan, and Wallisian lua; South Marquesan 'ua. All of which...
Words formed from two
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- all-in-two
- all-in-two diaper
- all-in-two nappy
- a thing or two
- at ten and two
- Aztec two-step
- baddy two shoes
- beast with two backs
- bent as a two bob
- better one word in time than two afterwards
- between two stools
- betwixen
- big two
- blues and twos
- Boettger's two-headed snake
- caught between two stools
- couldn't organise a two-ticket raffle
- cross as two sticks
- difference of two squares
- do a number two
- do number two
- easy as one two three
- eat for two
- every stick has two ends
- fake as a two-dollar bill
- fall between two stools
- feed two birds with one scone
- fifteen and two
- for two pins
- four-by-two
- four by two
- game of two halves
- give two fucks
- give two hoots
- give two shits
- give two squirts
- give two squirts of piss
- goodie two-shoes
- goodie two shoes
- goody two-shoes
- goody-two-shoes
- goody two shoes
- grade two
- greater of two evils
- have two strings to one's bow
- hippo birdie two ewe
- hit two birds with one shot
- hit two targets with one arrow
- hotter than a two dollar pistol
- in two
- in two jumps
- in two minds
- in two shakes
- in two shakes of a cow's tail
- in two shakes of a dog's tail
- in two shakes of a duck's tail
- in two shakes of a lamb's tail
- in two shakes of a rabbit's ass
- it takes two to make a quarrel
Phrases with two
157 more phrasesFewer phrases
- two sets
- two shot
- two twos
- fifty two
- forty two
- sixty two
- turns two
- two cents
- Two Gates
- two pairs
- two pesos
- two shots
- two times
- two touch
- eighty two
- kinder two
- League Two
- ninety two
- number two
- one or two
- thirty two
- turned two
- twenty two
- two by two
- two commas
- two fifths
- Two Kettle
- Two Ladies
- two points
- Two Rivers
- two spirit
- two swords
- two thirds
- Two Waters
- ate for two
- rule of two
- seventy two
- turning two
- two a penny
- two and ten
- Two Borders
- two by four
- two fingers
- two for one
- two for two
- Two Harbors
- Two Hearted
- two hundred
- Two Kettles
- two o'clock
- two pennies
- two spirits
- eats for two
- of two minds
- two Americas
- two and tens
- two by fours
- two pennorth
- Two Sicilies
- two thousand
- two upon ten
- watch in two
- eaten for two
- two and eight
- two left feet
- Two Mile Flat
- two of a kind
- two penn'orth
- two pennorths
- two percenter
- two solitudes
- two thousands
- two thumbs up
- wear two hats
- World War Two
- eating for two
- gave two fucks
- gave two shits
- two fat ladies
- two fingers up
- Two Gray Hills
- Two Grey Hills
- two left hands
- two percenters
- two sauce long
- given two fucks
- given two shits
- gives two fucks
- gives two shits
- play number two
- Two Ladies name
- two sauces long
- two second rule
- two steps ahead
- gave two squirts
- giving two fucks
- like as two peas
- meat and two veg
- plays number two
- two Abe Lincolns
- two bob each way
- two cents' worth
- Two Ladies names
- two little ducks
- two pot screamer
- given two squirts
- gives two squirts
- played number two
- serve two masters
- two beers, please
- two child problem
- two for flinching
- Two Hearted River
- two men and a dog
- two pot screamers
- giving two squirts
- playing number two
- put two fingers up
- served two masters
- serves two masters
- six and two threes
- two pennies' worth
- games of two halves
- lesser of two evils
- serving two masters
- two birds/one stone
- two birds—one stone
- Two Knights Defence
- Two Knights Defense
- no two ways about it
- stick two fingers up
- two birds, one stone
- two children problem
- Two Knights' Defence
- Two Knights' Defense
- two seconds to black
- two slips of latinum
- two week millionaire
- beasts with two backs
- it takes two to tango
- two envelopes problem
- two tears in a bucket
- two thousand and late
- two week millionaires
- when two Sundays meet
- it takes two to tangle
- like two peas in a pod
- North Two Oceans Creek
- one potato, two potato
- two can play that game
- two can play this game
- fell between two stools
- it takes two to quarrel
- rose between two thorns
- two wrongs make a right
- falls between two stools
- gave two squirts of piss
Words that rhyme with two
Questions about two
- What does two mean?
- Two means a numerical value equal to 2; the number following one and preceding three.
- What is two in Hindi?
- Two in Hindi is दो (do), दुई (duī), द्वि (dvi). See Two meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is two?
- Two can be a numeral, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce two?
- Two is pronounced /tu/ (UK).
Words near two in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: two (page history and authors); TWO (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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