English Explanatory Dictionary

to

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Meanings

particle
  1. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
  2. As above, with the verb implied.
  3. Used to indicate an obligation on the part of, or a directive given to, the subject.
conj
  1. In order to.
prep
  1. In the direction of; towards.
  2. Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.
  3. Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
  4. So as to contact, press against, impact, etc.
  5. So as to become or reach: indicating a terminal state resulting from an action.
  6. So as to bring about or elicit (an effect or outcome).
  7. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
  8. Indicating a degree or level reached.
  9. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
  10. Denotes the end of a range.
  11. As a.
  12. Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
adv
  1. Toward a closed, touching, or engaging position.
  2. Into the wind.
  3. Misspelling of too.
particle
  1. A filler word common amongst urban Indians.
name
  1. Abbreviation of Toronto: the largest city in Ontario and in Canada.
  2. Abbreviation of Tocantins: a state of Brazil.
noun
  1. Initialism of time-out.
  2. Initialism of turnover.
  3. Initialism of tournament organizer.
verb
  1. to organize a tournament, to be a TO
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

to͞o /tuː/ [tu̟ː] [tʰʊw] /tiː/ [tʰʉw] [tʰu̟(ː)] [t(ʰ)u̟ː] [tʰʉː] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-to.wav En-us-two.ogg /tə/ /tʊ/ [ɾə] /tɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-to2.wav /tu(ː)/ [tʊ(w)] /tɪv/ [t(ʰ)ʉw] [tu̟] [ɾʊ(w)] [ɾu̟] [tu̟(ː)] /ʈʊ/ /t̪oː/ [t̪oː] /təʊ/ /toʊ/

Word forms

to ter t' 2 TOs TO's TOing TO'ing TOd TOed TO'd TO'ed T.O.

Etymology

From Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō ~ *ta, from Proto-Indo-European *de ~ *do (“to”). Cognate with Scots tae, to (“to”), North Frisian to, tö, tu (“to”), Saterland Frisian tou (“to”), Low German to (“to”), Dutch toe, te (“to”), German zu (“to”), West Frisian ta (“to”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian ndaj (“towards”), Irish do (“to, for”), Breton da (“to, for”), Welsh i (“to, for”), Russian до (do, “to”). Doublet of too.

Synonyms

closed shut

Antonyms

past open ajar

Related words

at come to heave to here's to lean-to set-to to and fro For quotations using this term Citations:to

Derived words

finna gonna gotta hafta oughta supposta usta wanna lean-to many-to-many many-to-one one-to-many one-to-one to a hair to a man to and fro to hand to spare

Translations

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