to

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Pronunciation
/tʉː/
/tuː/
/tu/
Adverb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Example Sentences
  • Please push the door to.
2 Definition

Into the wind.

Preposition
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Example Sentences
  • We are walking to the shop.
2 Definition

Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Example Sentences
  • He devoted himself to education.
3 Definition

Used to indicate result of action.

Example Sentences
  • His face was beaten to a pulp.
4 Definition

Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Example Sentences
  • To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.
5 Definition

Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Example Sentences
  • similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
6 Definition

Denotes the end of a range.

Example Sentences
  • It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.
7 Definition

As a.

Example Sentences
  • With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   took her to wife (took her as a wife);   was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).
8 Definition

Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Example Sentences
  • I have ten dollars to your four.
9 Definition

Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Example Sentences
  • Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
10 Definition

(time) Preceding.

Example Sentences
  • ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
11 Definition

Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Example Sentences
  • Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
12 Definition

At.

Example Sentences
  • Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.