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to (to̵̅o̅)

    1. in the direction of; toward a turn to the left, traveling to Pittsburgh
    2. in the direction of and reaching he went to Boston; it fell to the ground
  1. as far as; to the extent of wet to the skin, starved to death
    1. toward or into the condition of to grow to manhood, a rise to fame
    2. so as to result in sentenced to ten years in prison
    1. 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
    2. in a (specified) relation with lines parallel to each other
    3. in front of face to face
    1. until no parking from four to six
    2. before at ten to six
  2. for the purpose of; for come to dinner
    1. as concerns; with respect to; involving that's all there is to it; to leave oneself open to attack
    2. in the opinion of it seems good to me
  3. producing, causing, or resulting in to his amazement, torn to pieces
  4. along with; accompanied by; as an accompaniment for add this to the others; dance to the music
  5. being the proper appurtenance, possession, or attribute of; of the key to the house
  6. as compared with; as against a score of 7 to 1, superior to the others
    1. in agreement, correspondence, or conformity with not to her taste
    2. as a reaction, or in response, toward the dog came to his whistle
  7. constituting; in or for (each) four quarts to a gallon
  8. as far as the limit of moderate to high in price
  9. 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
  10. in honor of a toast to your success
  11. by: used in some passive constructions a person known to me
  12. at or in (a specified place) [to have someone to the house for dinner]: often a dial. usage [he's to home]
  13. 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

  1. forward his hat is on wrong side to
  2. in the normal or desired direction, position, or condition; esp., shut or closed the door was blown to
  3. into a state of consciousness the boxer came to
  4. 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.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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