prep.1.An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, under All, adv.Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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totoward, on, against, uponNot to be confused with:too ? also: me too; excessive: too muchtwo ? a number: Take two; they?re small.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary EmbreeTOabbr. turnoverto (to?o; t? when unstressed)prep.1. a. In a direction toward so as to reach: went to the city.b. Towards: turned to me.2. a. Reaching as far as: The ocean water was clear all the way to the bottom.b. To the extent or degree of: loved him to distraction.c. 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. a. Before: The time is ten to five.b. Up till; until: worked from nine to five.14. a. For the purpose of: went out to lunch.b. In honor of: a toast to the queen.15. a. Used before a verb to indicate the infinitive: I’d like to go.b. Used alone when the infinitive is understood: Go if you want to.16. a. Used to indicate the relationship of a verb with its complement: refer to a dictionary; refer me to a dictionary.b. 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 t?; see de- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.to (tu?; unstressed before a vowel t?; unstressed before a consonant t?) prep1. used to indicate the destination of the subject or object of an action: he climbed to the top. 2. used to mark the indirect object of a verb in a sentence: telling stories to children. 3. used to mark the infinitive of a verb: he wanted to go. 4. as far as; until: working from Monday to Friday. 5. used to indicate equality: 16 ounces to the pound. 6. against; upon; onto: put your ear to the wall. 7. before the hour of: five minutes to four. 8. accompanied by: dancing to loud music. 9. as compared with, as against: the score was eight to three. 10. used to indicate a resulting condition: he tore her dress to shreds; they starved to death. 11. a dialect word for at1: he’s to town; where’s it to?. advtowards a fixed position, esp (of a door) closed[Old English t?; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon to, Old High German zuo, Latin do- as in d?nec until]to the internet domain name for (Computer Science) Tonga Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014to (tu; unstressed t?, t?) prep. 1. (used for expressing motion or direction toward a place, person, or thing approached and reached): Come to the house. 2. (used for expressing motion or direction toward something): from north to south. 3. (used for expressing limit of movement or extension): He grew to six feet. 4. (used for expressing a point of limit in time) before; until: ten minutes to six. 5. (used for expressing destination or appointed end): sentenced to jail. 6. (used for expressing a resulting state or condition): He tore it to pieces. 7. (used for expressing the object of inclination or desire): They drank to her health. 8. (used for expressing the object of a right or claim): claimants to an estate. 9. (used for expressing limit in degree, condition, or amount): wet to the skin. 10. (used for expressing comparison or opposition): inferior to last year’s crop. 11. (used for expressing agreement or accordance) according to; by: a room to your liking. 12. (used for expressing reference, reaction, or relation): What will he say to this? 13. (used for expressing a relative position): parallel to the roof; the woman standing to the left of the car. 14. (used for expressing a proportion) in; making up: 12 to the dozen. 15. (used for indicating the indirect object of a verb or for connecting a verb with its complement): Give it to me. 16. (used as the ordinary sign of the infinitive, as in expressing motion, direction, or purpose.) 17. Math. raised to the power indicated: Three to the fourth is 81 (34= 81). adv. 18. toward a point, person, place, or thing. 19. toward a closed position: Pull the door to. 20. toward a matter, action, or work. 21. into a state of consciousness: after he came to. Idioms: to and fro, alternately in opposite directions; trees swaying to and fro in the wind. [before 900; Middle English, Old English t?, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon t?, Old High German z?, zuo] t.o. 1. turnover. 2. turn over. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.toTo is used in several different ways as a preposition. Its usual pronunciation is /t?/. However, when it is followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound, it is pronounced /tu/ and when it comes at the end of a clause, it is pronounced /tu?/.You use to when you mention the place where someone goes.Don’t use ‘to’ in front of here or there. Don’t say, for example, ‘We go to there every year’. Say ‘We go there every year’.Also, don’t use ‘to’ in front of home.You can use to to show the place that a person is intending to arrive at.However, don’t use ‘to’ to show the general direction in which someone or something is moving. Don’t say, for example, ‘The boat was drifting to the shore’. You say ‘The boat was drifting towards the shore’.Toward is sometimes used instead of towards.You also say that someone looks towards or toward something.You can use to to show the position of something. For example, if something is to your left, it is nearer your left side than your right side.You can also use to to show where something is tied or attached, or what it is touching.To is sometimes used with a similar meaning to ‘until’.You put to in front of the indirect object of some verbs when the indirect object comes after the direct object.To is used for introducing a special kind of clause called a to-infinitive clause.Be Careful!Don’t confuse to with too or two, both of which are pronounced /tu?/.Be Careful!You use too to show that what has just been said applies to someone or something else.Be Careful!You also use too when you want to say that an amount or degree of something is more than is desirable or acceptable.Be Careful!Two is the number 2.