to

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preposition

tə,

tu̇,

ˈtü

—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

—used as a function word to indicate direction

a mile to the southturned his back to the doora tendency to silliness

—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

—used as a function word to indicate relative position

perpendicular to the floor

—used as a function word to indicate purpose, intention, tendency, result, or end

came to our aiddrink to his health

—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

—used as a function word to indicate position or relation in time: such as

: before

five minutes to five

: until sense 2

from eight to five

up to now

—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

—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

—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

—used as a function word to indicate agreement or conformity

add salt to tasteto my knowledge

—used as a function word to indicate a proportion in terms of numbers or quantities

400 to the boxodds of ten to one

—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

—used as a function word to indicate agency

falls to his opponent's blows

—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

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adverb

ˈtü

—used as a function word to indicate direction toward

run to and fro

: close to the wind

the gale having gone over, we came to—

R. H. Dana

: to a state of consciousness or awareness

brings her to with smelling salts

: into contact especially with the frame

—used of a door or a window

the door snapped to

—used as a function word to indicate physical application or attachment

he … hath set to his seal—

John 3:33 (King James Version)

—used as a function word to indicate application or attention

will stand to—

William Shakespeare

: at hand : by

get to see 'em close to—

Richard Llewellyn

3 of 3

abbreviation

table of organization

traditional orthography

turnover

Example Sentences

Preposition right now it's 25 minutes to 10:00 Adverb The wind blew the door to.

Recent Examples on the Web

Preposition

Her Facebook account sometimes shows her online, Jayla Stallworth said, despite her mother’s aversion to social media. —

Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2023 Now, the property is literally taking its accommodations to greater heights. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2023 The shooting victim was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. —

Jack Dolanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2023 Police said the Hartford man was transported to New Britain hospital with injuries. —

Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2023 The downstairs merch included t-shirts specifically designed for each of the nights at Gramercy as well as other apparel tailored to the full run more generally. —

Connor Ratliff, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2023 Introduction to Grape Pruning Workshop: 10 a.m.-noon. —

oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023 Israel’s Magen David Adom services said the child was pronounced dead and the injured were rushed to the hospital. —

Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023 Shania Twain’s long-overdue return to music has been warmly received in Australia, where Queen of Me cracks the top 5 on debut. —

Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2023

Adverb

Scholars disagree which head injury transformed the king from kind to cruel. —

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2022 Twenty years after those underdog Patriots shocked the football world and triggered the transformation of Boston into a City of Champions, life has been extraordinarily kind to many in their ranks. —

Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022 In the fire's aftermath, land managers confronting the effects of steadily larger and hotter infernos burning enormous swaths of forest must determine where to most efficiently plant new trees. —

Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2021 That will take time — 12 to 24 months at a minimum — and the calendar has not been kind to under-performing retailers recently. —

Warren Shoulberg, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021 Here are the pizzas, from best- to worst-tasting: 1. —

Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2021 See More

Kids Definition

1 of 2 preposition

tə

tu̇,

(ˈ)tü

—used to indicate movement or something suggesting movement toward a place, person, or thing reached

walked to schoolsend data to disk storagewent back to my first idea

—used to indicate direction

a mile to the southyour back to the window

—used to indicate contact

apply polish to the table

—used to indicate a limit

the water was up to my waist

—used to indicate purpose, result, or end

came to our aidbroke to piecessentenced to death

: before entry 2 sense 3

at quarter to five

: until entry 1

from nine to five

—used to indicate belonging, accompanying, or responding

the key to the lockdance to live musicnot much you could say to that

—used to indicate a relation of likeness or unlikeness

similar to mine

—used to indicate agreement

salt to taste

—used to indicate a proportion in terms of number or amount

packed 10 to the box

—used to indicate the relation of adjective to noun

agreeable to all of us

or verb to complement

sticks to business

—used to indicate one that receives an action

spoke to the teachergive it to me

: for no one but

had the house to ourselves

—used to mark an infinitive

likes to swim

and often used by itself in place of an infinitive

I didn't mean to

2 of 2 adverb

ˈtü

: in the direction toward

run to and fro

: into contact especially with a frame

snapped her purse to

wind blew the door to

: to a state of consciousness or awareness

brings him to with smelling salts

preposition

as in before

earlier than right now it's 25 minutes to 10:00

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

before
of
prior to
previous to
till
ere
until
fore
'fore
ahead of
afore
in advance of
up to

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

after
following
next
since
next to

单词	to
释义	to 1 of 3 preposition tə, tu̇, ˈtü 1 a —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 2 a —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 6 a —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 7 a —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 2 of 3 adverb ˈtü 1 a —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 3 a : 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 3 of 3 abbreviation 1 table of organization 2 traditional orthography 3 turnover Synonyms Preposition afore [chiefly dialect] ahead of before ere fore [chiefly dialect] 'fore of previous to prior to See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Preposition right now it's 25 minutes to 10:00 Adverb The wind blew the door to. Recent Examples on the Web Preposition Her Facebook account sometimes shows her online, Jayla Stallworth said, despite her mother’s aversion to social media. —Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2023 Now, the property is literally taking its accommodations to greater heights. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2023 The shooting victim was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. —Jack Dolanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2023 Police said the Hartford man was transported to New Britain hospital with injuries. —Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2023 The downstairs merch included t-shirts specifically designed for each of the nights at Gramercy as well as other apparel tailored to the full run more generally. —Connor Ratliff, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2023 Introduction to Grape Pruning Workshop: 10 a.m.-noon. —oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023 Israel’s Magen David Adom services said the child was pronounced dead and the injured were rushed to the hospital. —Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023 Shania Twain’s long-overdue return to music has been warmly received in Australia, where Queen of Me cracks the top 5 on debut. —Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2023 Adverb Scholars disagree which head injury transformed the king from kind to cruel. —Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2022 Twenty years after those underdog Patriots shocked the football world and triggered the transformation of Boston into a City of Champions, life has been extraordinarily kind to many in their ranks. —Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022 In the fire's aftermath, land managers confronting the effects of steadily larger and hotter infernos burning enormous swaths of forest must determine where to most efficiently plant new trees. —Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2021 That will take time — 12 to 24 months at a minimum — and the calendar has not been kind to under-performing retailers recently. —Warren Shoulberg, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021 Here are the pizzas, from best- to worst-tasting: 1. —Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Preposition Middle English, from Old English tō; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until First Known Use Preposition before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adverb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition to 1 of 2 preposition tə tu̇, (ˈ)tü 1 a —used to indicate movement or something suggesting movement toward a place, person, or thing reached walked to schoolsend data to disk storagewent back to my first idea b —used to indicate direction a mile to the southyour back to the window c —used to indicate contact apply polish to the table d —used to indicate a limit the water was up to my waist 2 —used to indicate purpose, result, or end came to our aidbroke to piecessentenced to death 3 a : before entry 2 sense 3 at quarter to five b : until entry 1 from nine to five 4 —used to indicate belonging, accompanying, or responding the key to the lockdance to live musicnot much you could say to that 5 a —used to indicate a relation of likeness or unlikeness similar to mine b —used to indicate agreement salt to taste c —used to indicate a proportion in terms of number or amount packed 10 to the box 6 a —used to indicate the relation of adjective to noun agreeable to all of us or verb to complement sticks to business b —used to indicate one that receives an action spoke to the teachergive it to me 7 : for no one but had the house to ourselves 8 —used to mark an infinitive likes to swim and often used by itself in place of an infinitive I didn't mean to to 2 of 2 adverb ˈtü 1 : in the direction toward run to and fro 2 : into contact especially with a frame snapped her purse to wind blew the door to 3 : to a state of consciousness or awareness brings him to with smelling salts to preposition as in before earlier than right now it's 25 minutes to 10:00 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance before of prior to previous to till ere until fore 'fore ahead of afore in advance of up to Antonyms & Near Antonyms after following next since next to
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to

preposition

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