twin
🇺🇸
/twɪn/
🇬🇧
/twɪn/
noun
A2
one of two children born at the same time to the same mother
My sister has a twin brother.
R
one of two matching things
I lost one shoe, but found its twin.
adjective
A2
being one of two children born together
She has twin sisters.
R
two matching things used together
The car has twin headlights.
R
two things that are connected or happen together
The twin goals are to learn and have fun.
verb
R
to link two towns or places as partners
Our city is twinned with a town in France.
R
to connect two things closely
The story twins love and adventure.
translation
one of two children born at the same time to the same mother; one of two matching things
being one of two children born together; two matching things used together; two things that are connected or happen together
to link two towns or places as partners; to connect two things closely
Word Forms
Plural
twins
Past
twinned
Progressive
twinning
Perfect
twinned
3rd Present
twins