put two and two together and come up with five

A form of put two and two together and make five — To come to the wrong conclusion; to make a false inference.

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Meanings

verbput two and two together and come up with five (third-person singular simple present puts two and two together and comes up with five, present participle putting two and two together and coming up with five, simple past put two and two together and came up with five, past participle put two and two together and come up with five)

present singular third person puts two and two together and comes up with five · participle present putting two and two together and coming up with five · past put two and two together and came up with five

  1. alternativeAlternative form of put two and two together and make five.
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APA

put two and two together and come up with five. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20two%20and%20two%20together%20and%20come%20up%20with%20five

MLA

“put two and two together and come up with five.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20two%20and%20two%20together%20and%20come%20up%20with%20five. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put two and two together and come up with five,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20two%20and%20two%20together%20and%20come%20up%20with%20five.

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