two

¹two

adjective \ˈtü\

Definition of TWO

1

: being one more than one in number

2

: being the second —used postpositively <section two of the instructions>

Origin of TWO

Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen two (masculine), tū (neuter), Old High German zwēne, Latin duo, Greek dyo

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with TWO

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo

²two

pronoun, plural in construction

Definition of TWO

1

: two countable individuals not specified <only two were found>

2

: a small approximate number of indicated things <only a shot or two were fired>

First Known Use of TWO

before 12th century

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

³two

noun

plural twos

Definition of TWO

1

: a number that is one more than one — see number table

2

: the second in a set or series <the two of spades>

3

: a 2-dollar bill

4

: something having two units or members

Examples of TWO

1. It was two in the morning.

First Known Use of TWO

13th century

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain