to
preposition
\ tə, tu̇, ˈtü
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Definition of to
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
—used as a function word to indicate movement or an action or condition suggestive of movement toward a place, person, or thing reached drove to the citywent back to the original ideawent to lunch
b
—used as a function word to indicate direction a mile to the southturned his back to the doora tendency to silliness
c
—used as a function word to indicate contact or proximity applied polish to the tableput her hand to her heart
d(1)
—used as a function word to indicate the place or point that is the far limit 100 miles to the nearest town
(2)
—used as a function word to indicate the limit of extent stripped to the waist
e
—used as a function word to indicate relative position perpendicular to the floor
2a
—used as a function word to indicate purpose, intention, tendency, result, or end came to our aiddrink to his health
b
—used as a function word to indicate the result of an action or a process broken all to piecesgo to seedto their surprise, the train left on time
3
—used as a function word to indicate position or relation in time: such as
a
: before
five minutes to five
b
: until sense 2
from eight to five up to now
4
—used as a function word to indicate addition, attachment, connection, belonging, possession, accompaniment, or response the key to the doordanced to live musiccomes to her call
5
—used as a function word (1) to indicate the extent or degree (as of completeness or accuracy) loyal to a mangenerous to a fault or the extent and result (as of an action or a condition) beaten to death (2) to indicate the last or an intermediate point of a series moderate to cool temperatures
6a
—used as a function word (1) to indicate a relation to one that serves as a standard inferior to her earlier works (2) to indicate similarity, correspondence, dissimilarity, or proportion compared him to a god
b
—used as a function word to indicate agreement or conformity add salt to tasteto my knowledge
c
—used as a function word to indicate a proportion in terms of numbers or quantities 400 to the boxodds of ten to one
7a
—used as a function word (1) to indicate the application of an adjective or a noun agreeable to everyoneattitude to friendstitle to the property (2) to indicate the relation of a verb to its complement or to a complementary element refers to the traditions (3) to indicate the receiver of an action or the one for which something is done or exists gives a dollar to the man and often used with a reflexive pronoun to indicate exclusiveness (as of possession) or separateness had the house to themselves
b
—used as a function word to indicate agency falls to his opponent's blows
8
—used as a function word to indicate that the following verb is an infinitive wants to go and often used by itself at the end of a clause in place of an infinitive suggested by the preceding context knows more than she seems to
to
adverb
\ ˈtü
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Definition of to (Entry 2 of 3)
1a
—used as a function word to indicate direction toward run to and fro
b
: close to the wind
the gale having gone over, we came to— R. H. Dana
2
: to a state of consciousness or awareness
brings her to with smelling salts
3a
: into contact especially with the frame
—used of a door or a window the door snapped to
b
—used as a function word to indicate physical application or attachment he … hath set to his seal — John 3:33 (King James Version)
4
—used as a function word to indicate application or attention will stand to— William Shakespeare
5
: at hand : by
get to see 'em close to— Richard Llewellyn
TO
abbreviationDefinition of TO (Entry 3 of 3)
1
table of organization
2
traditional orthography
3
turnover
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Synonyms & Antonyms for to
Synonyms: Preposition
afore [chiefly dialect], ahead of, before, ere, fore (also 'fore) [chiefly dialect], of, previous to, prior to
Antonyms: Preposition
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