two 
/ˈtu:/ noun
plural twos /ˈtu:/ noun 1 [count] : the number 2 2 [count] : the second in a set or series
▪ page two 3 [noncount] : two o'clock
▪ It was two in the morning.
▪ page two
▪ It was two in the morning.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — see bird
a thing or two — see thing
in two
: into two equal parts : in half
▪ He cut the apple in two.
▪ He cut the apple in two.
in twos
: in groups of two
▪ You will be working in twos. [=in pairs]
▪ You will be working in twos. [=in pairs]
in two shakes — see 2shake
it takes two, it takes two to tango — see 1take
of two minds, in two minds — see 1mind
put two and two together
: to make a correct guess based on what you have seen or heard : to figure something out
▪ You weren't home so I put two and two together and went back to your office to find you.
▪ You weren't home so I put two and two together and went back to your office to find you.
put/stick two fingers up at someone — see 1finger
serve two masters — see 1serve
two by two
: in groups of two : in pairs
▪ The children lined up two by two.
▪ The children lined up two by two.
two cents — see cent
two left feet — see 1foot
two's company, three's a crowd — see company
two sides of the same coin — see 1coin
— two adjective
▪ a two-hour test ▪ I had met him just two days earlier.
▪ a two-hour test ▪ I had met him just two days earlier.
— two pronoun
▪ There are only two left. ▪ Come back in a week or two. [=come back sometime between one and two weeks from now]
▪ There are only two left. ▪ Come back in a week or two. [=come back sometime between one and two weeks from now]
Do not confuse two with to or too.
