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