two — Dizionario inglese

Numerale

1. A numerical value equal to 2; the number following one and preceding three.

   Esempi

   Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.

2. Describing a set or group with two elements.

   Esempi

   “[…]The two murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”

   Altri esempi (1)

   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.

Sostantivo

1. The digit/figure 2.

   Esempi

   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.

2. A two-dollar bill.

   Uso

   • uso statunitense
   • informale

3. A child aged two.

   Esempi

   This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

4. A playing card featuring two pips.

   Sinonimi

   deuce

5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   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.

Aggettivo

1. being one more than one

   Sinonimi

   ii

   Esempi

   he received two messages

Sostantivo

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

   Sinonimi

   IIdeuce

   Termini più generali

   digitfigure

2. one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots

   Sinonimi

   deuce

   Termini più generali

   playing card