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- in the direction of; toward: a turn to the left, traveling to Pittsburgh
- in the direction of and reaching: he went to Boston; it fell to the ground
- as far as; to the extent of: wet to the skin, starved to death
- toward or into the condition of: to grow to manhood, a rise to fame
- so as to result in: sentenced to ten years in prison
- on, onto, against, at, next to, etc.: used to indicate nearness or contact: applying lotion to the skin, a house to the right, cheek to cheek
- in a (specified) relation with: lines parallel to each other
- in front of: face to face
- until: no parking from four to six
- before: at ten to six
- for the purpose of; for: come to dinner
- as concerns; with respect to; involving: that's all there is to it; to leave oneself open to attack
- in the opinion of: it seems good to me
- producing, causing, or resulting in: to his amazement, torn to pieces
- along with; accompanied by; as an accompaniment for: add this to the others; dance to the music
- being the proper appurtenance, possession, or attribute of; of: the key to the house
- as compared with; as against: a score of 7 to 1, superior to the others
- in agreement, correspondence, or conformity with: not to her taste
- as a reaction, or in response, toward: the dog came to his whistle
- constituting; in or for (each): four quarts to a gallon
- as far as the limit of: moderate to high in price
- with (a specified person or thing) as the recipient of the verb: an indicator of the indirect object of the action: listen to him; give the book to her
- in honor of: a toast to your success
- by: used in some passive constructions: a person known to me
- at or in (a specified place) [to have someone to the house for dinner]: often a dial. usage [he's to home]
- Dialectal with (a specified crop): a field planted to corn
adverb
- forward: his hat is on wrong side to
- in the normal or desired direction, position, or condition; esp., shut or closed: the door was blown to
- into a state of consciousness: the boxer came to
- at hand: we were close to when it happened
See to in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(to͞o; tə when unstressed)
prepositiona. In a direction toward so as to reach: went to the city.
b. Towards: turned to me.
a. Reaching as far as: The ocean water was clear all the way to the bottom.
b. To the extent or degree of: loved him to distraction.
c. With the resultant condition of: nursed her back to health.
- Toward a given state: helping minority women to economic equality.
- In contact with; against: their faces pressed to the windows.
- In front of: stood face to face.
- Used to indicate appropriation or possession: looked for the top to the jar.
- Concerning; regarding: waiting for an answer to my letter.
- In a particular relationship with: The brook runs parallel to the road.
- As an accompaniment or a complement of: danced to the tune.
- Composing; constituting: two cups to a pint.
- In accord with: job responsibilities suited to her abilities.
- As compared with: a book superior to his others.
a. Before: The time is ten to five.
b. Up till; until: worked from nine to five.
a. For the purpose of: went out to lunch.
b. In honor of: a toast to the queen.
a. Used before a verb to indicate the infinitive: I'd like to go.
b. Used alone when the infinitive is understood: Go if you want to.
a. Used to indicate the relationship of a verb with its complement: refer to a dictionary; refer me to a dictionary.
b. Used with a reflexive pronoun to indicate exclusivity or separateness: had the plane to ourselves.
adverb- In one direction; toward a person or thing: owls with feathers wrong end to.
- Into a shut or closed position: pushed the door to.
- Into a state of consciousness: The patient came to.
- Into a state of action or attentiveness: sat down for lunch and fell to.
- Nautical Into the wind.
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