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Definition or meaning of the English word To
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. (prep.).
Character; condition of being; purpose subserved or office filled. (prep.).
In a very general way; and with innumerable varieties of application; to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or indirect object; and adjectives; nouns; and neuter or passive verbs with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges (prep.).
Hence; it indicates motion; course; or tendency toward a time; a state or condition; an aim; or anything capable of being regarded as a limit to a tendency; movement; or action; as; he is going to a trade; he is rising to wealth and honor. (prep.).
As sign of the infinitive; to had originally the use of last defined; governing the infinitive as a verbal noun; and connecting it as indirect object with a preceding verb or adjective; thus; ready to go; i.e.; ready unto going; good to eat; i.e.; good fo (prep.).
In many phrases; and in connection with many other words; to has a pregnant meaning; or is used elliptically. (prep.).
Extent; limit; degree of comprehension; inclusion as far as; as; they met us to the number of three hundred. (prep.).
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. (prep.).
Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition; as; they engaged hand to hand. (prep.).
Accord; adaptation; as; an occupation to his taste; she has a husband to her mind. (prep.).
Comparison; as; three is to nine as nine is to twenty-seven; it is ten to one that you will offend him. (prep.).
Accompaniment; as; she sang to his guitar; they danced to the music of a piano. (prep.).
Addition; union; accumulation. (prep.).
Translations for the English word To
Spanish Translation for the English word To is para German Translation for the English word To is an
To Related Proverbs
Hitch your wagon to a star. - The meaning of this proverb is Aim high; hope for great things. This advice appears in the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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