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to1 definition
to (to̵̅o̅)
- 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
Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger zu < IE *-dō-, up toward > L (quan)do, when, then, do(nec), until
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
to Idioms
to and fro
first in one direction and then in the opposite; back and forth
to2 definition
to
turnover
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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