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(tū; tə ) pronunciation
prep.
    1. In a direction toward so as to reach: went to the city.
    2. Towards: turned to me.
    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.
  1. Toward a given state: helping minority women to economic equality.
  2. In contact with; against: their faces pressed to the windows.
  3. In front of: stood face to face.
  4. Used to indicate appropriation or possession: looked for the top to the jar.
  5. Concerning; regarding: waiting for an answer to my letter.
  6. In a particular relationship with: The brook runs parallel to the road.
  7. As an accompaniment or a complement of: danced to the tune.
  8. Composing; constituting: two cups to a pint.
  9. In accord with: job responsibilities suited to her abilities.
  10. As compared with: a book superior to his others.
    1. Before: The time is ten to five.
    2. Up till; until: worked from nine to five.
    1. For the purpose of: went out to lunch.
    2. In honor of: a toast to the queen.
    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.
    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 .]



1. For the type to really love, see split infinitive.

2. In American English, to is beginning to be used as an alternative for of to denote possession or (in particular) human relationship:
He's married and the father to a son—Chicago Tribune, 1989
Maya plays surrogate mother to her three sullen siblings—film website, American English 2004 [Old English (up to 1150)C].

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

pronunciation To see is to have vision — Robert Fulghum

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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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