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\tˈʊ], \tˈʊ], \t_ˈʊ]\
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In many phrases, and in connection with many other words, to has a pregnant meaning, or is used elliptically.
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Extent; limit; degree of comprehension; inclusion as far as; as, they met us to the number of three hundred.
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Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered to his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to the prejudice of the state.
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Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition; as, they engaged hand to hand.
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Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste; she has a husband to her mind.
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Comparison; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty-seven; it is ten to one that you will offend him.
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Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced to the music of a piano.
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Character; condition of being; purpose subserved or office filled.
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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.
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The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it, access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival; movement toward; - opposed to from.
By Oddity Software
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In many phrases, and in connection with many other words, to has a pregnant meaning, or is used elliptically.
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Extent; limit; degree of comprehension; inclusion as far as; as, they met us to the number of three hundred.
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Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered to his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to the prejudice of the state.
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Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition; as, they engaged hand to hand.
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Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste; she has a husband to her mind.
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Comparison; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty-seven; it is ten to one that you will offend him.
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Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced to the music of a piano.
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Character; condition of being; purpose subserved or office filled.
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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.
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The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it, access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival; movement toward; - opposed to from.
By Noah Webster.
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In a direction toward; as, the sun moves from east to west; into a destination; into a certain place; as, he went to school; he went to church; the railroad runs from Albany to Buffalo; as far as; as, come to my office and wait: to occurs in many senses that are idiomatic; as, be true to yourself; keep your private affairs to your self; he took a sudden liking to me; he went to court with the case; he took this woman to wife; he refused the advice, to his lasting regret; I played up to his lead; this family lived from hand to mouth; she was very dear to me; he showed the goods to me; the scenery did not appeal to me etc.: denoting the infinitive verb; as to know; to show.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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In the direction of: in order to: as far as: in accordance with: sign of the infinitive mood: (B.) sometimes-for.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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