two

Meaning

Num

1. A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
2. Describing a set or group with two elements.

Noun

1. The digit/figure 2.
2. (informal) A two-dollar bill.
3. A child aged two.
4. A playing card featuring two pips.
5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
6. Short for two shot.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tuː/

Etymology

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.
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.

Sentences

The couple had two sons , both in the entertainment business .

At once , he connected the two incidents .

The two walked out among the palms .

Four sailors died instantly and another two were lost overboard .

They say at Patti's house he left two hours ago .

Two state highways cross Banner County .

The final two Tests were thrillers .

She spent the next two years as an intern at Johns Hopkins Hospital .