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“To” or “Too” or “Two”

to / too / two are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

to t·UW

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

too t·UW

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

two t·UW

  • nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number.
  • adjectivebeing one more than one.
Usage

Examples in context

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“to”

  • …questioned Rose about his refusal to admit to gambling on baseball.
  • …years later, Rose admitted publicly to betting on baseball games in…
  • …it poses an unacceptable risk to taxpayers.
  • …his service discharge, Jones returned to play for Chicago in 1946.
  • To select the team, a panel…
  • …November 1943 he was assigned to the unit on the USS…
  • …panel then added five legends to create a thirty-man team:—Warren Spahn…
  • Henderson was elected in 2003 to a four-year term
  • …where Republicans outnumber Democrats two to one.
  • …a mission at northeast of Tokyo, to give him five confirmed

“too”

  • …formulation of Fleer's "Blibber-Blubber", was too sticky.
  • …beef sandwich roll to be too hard.
  • …to other combat games, was too small and restrictive for entire
  • …he inadvertently strikes the boy too hard.
  • …was forced to abandon Nishapur too after his son Tamim was…
  • …famous jockeys have run there too, including Hall of Famer Angel…
  • …a keen flyer but considered too old to return to Australia,…
  • …original, said: "The Departed was too long and it felt as…
  • …it had stretched itself far too thin.
  • …felt it had a bit too much profanity.

“two”

  • …and Commanders of the remaining two - the Metropolitan Police and…
  • …was awarded the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Cross and four…
  • …run round passing loop and two carriage sidings, one of which…
  • Over the coming two days the entire Jewish community…
  • …October 2012 incident, Mai-Mai killed two park staff and a soldier,…
  • …where they were crowded into two unfinished Soviet barracks surrounded with…
  • …for Chicago, in part of two seasons, before enlisting in the…
  • …and December 1944, Jones destroyed two Japanese A6M Zero and damaged…
  • …Mai-Mai were active in the two Kivu provinces.
  • The two most powerful and well-organized Mai-Mai…

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