to

prep.

1. 1. In a direction toward so as to reach: went to the city.
   2. Towards: turned to me.
2. 1. Reaching as far as: The ocean water was clear all the way to the bottom.
   2. To the extent or degree of: loved him to distraction.
   3. With the resultant condition of: nursed her back to health.
3. Toward a given state: helping minority women to economic equality.
4. In contact with; against: their faces pressed to the windows.
5. In front of: stood face to face.
6. Used to indicate appropriation or possession: looked for the top to the jar.
7. Concerning; regarding: waiting for an answer to my letter.
8. In a particular relationship with: The brook runs parallel to the road.
9. As an accompaniment or a complement of: danced to the tune.
10. Composing; constituting: two cups to a pint.
11. In accord with: job responsibilities suited to her abilities.
12. As compared with: a book superior to his others.
13. 1. Before: The time is ten to five.
    2. Up till; until: worked from nine to five.
14. 1. For the purpose of: went out to lunch.
    2. In honor of: a toast to the queen.
15. 1. Used before a verb to indicate the infinitive: I'd like to go.
    2. Used alone when the infinitive is understood: Go if you want to.
16. 1. Used to indicate the relationship of a verb with its complement: refer to a dictionary; refer me to a dictionary.
    2. Used with a reflexive pronoun to indicate exclusivity or separateness: had the plane to ourselves.

adv.

1. In one direction; toward a person or thing: owls with feathers wrong end to.
2. Into a shut or closed position: pushed the door to.
3. Into a state of consciousness: The patient came to.
4. Into a state of action or attentiveness: sat down for lunch and fell to.
5. Nautical. Into the wind.

[Middle English, from Old English tō.]

IN BRIEF: Toward; In the direction of; For the purpose of..

To see is to have vision — Robert Fulghum

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - mod
adv. - til

idioms:

• to me    til mig

abbr. - Telegraph Office, telegrafkontor

Nederlands (Dutch)
naar (... toe), tegen, aan, (van het een over) in/op (het andere), tot (... aan) (van tijd), volgens/ ten opzichte van, bijna dicht, voor (iemand/iets), om (... te), te

Français (French)
prep. - à, chez, en, à la, qui, vers, contre, jusque, jusqu'à, entre ... et, au, de/d', du, pour, avec, sur, par, envers, (Comm) à (réparer/livrer etc)
adv. - fermé

idioms:

• to me    à mon avis

abbr. - (abrév = telegraph office) bureau des télégraphes

Deutsch (German)
prep. - zu, nach, bis zu, vor, bis
adv. - zu, angelehnt

idioms:

• to me    meiner Meinung nach

abbr. - Fernmeldeamt

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - σε, εις, κατά, προς, έως, μέχρι, ως, ως προς, προς, έναντι, από, για (να), ώστε (να)
adv. - κλειστός
abbr. - τηλεγραφικό γραφείο, γυρίστε σελίδα

idioms:

• to me    για μένα (καθόσον με αφορά), σε μένα (π.χ. την μπάλα)

Italiano (Italian)
semiaperta, verso, per, fino a, a, fino, finchè

idioms:

• to and fro    su e giù

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - a, a fim de, para
adv. - para frente, para diante, a si
abbr. - destinatário

idioms:

• to and fro    de um lado para o outro
• to me    para mim

Русский (Russian)
направление - к, на, в, употр. при неопределенном наклонении глагола

idioms:

• to and fro    маячить туда и сюда
• to me    ко мне

Español (Spanish)
prep. - con, a, hacia, hasta, en, de, en dirección a, para, indicando intención, finalidad, destino, sobre, acerca de, al son de, con acompañamiento de
adv. - hacia una posición o estado determinados, hacia un estado normal, de contacto, de reposo, de conformidad

idioms:

• to me    a mí, para mí

abbr. - (abr) oficina telegráfica

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - till, åt, för, på, mot, emot, vid, hos, enligt, om
adv. - igen, till
abbr. - turn over (vänd!)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
向, 到, 往, 直到, 在...之前, 离, 向前, 恢复意识, 关上, 起来, 着手

idioms:

• to me    册, 大型书本, 卷

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 向, 到, 往, 直到, 在...之前, 離
adv. - 向前, 恢復意識, 關上, 起來, 著手

idioms:

• to me    冊, 大型書本, 卷

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~쪽으로, ~에 이르도록
adv. - 닫혀, 제정신으로 돌아와, 앞을 향하여

idioms:

• to me    나에게

abbr. - 전신국

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - …へ, 方へ, …にとって, 対して, 比べて, 向かい合って, 加えて, 合わせて
adv. - 意識を取り戻して, 閉まって, 停止して, 活動状態に

idioms:

• to me    私に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) ألى (ظرف) بالقياس, ألى (اختصار) مختصر : مكتب البرقيات, أقلب الصفحه, مبلغ المبيعات الأجمالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮אל-, ל-, לעבר-, עד ל-, לעומת, בהשוואה ל-, יחד עם, לכל-, כדי‬
adv. - ‮למצב סגור, למצב קודם, לעמדה או למצב הנורמליים או הרצויים‬
abbr. - ‮מברקה‬

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