to

to  (t; 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.

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[Middle English, from Old English t; see de- in Indo-European roots.]

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to

prep

1. used to indicate the destination of the subject or object of an action: he went to the theatre

2. used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: talk to him

3. used to introduce the infinitive of a verb: I'm going to lie down

4. as far as or until: from September 11 to October 25

5. used to indicate that two things have an equivalent value: there are 16 ounces to the pound

6. against or onto: I put my ear to the door

7. before the hour of: 17 minutes to midnight

8. accompanied by: dancing to a live band

9. as compared with: four goals to nil

10. used to indicate a resulting condition: burnt to death

11. working for or employed by: Chaplain to the Nigerian Chaplaincy in Britain

12. in commemoration of: a memorial to the victims of the disaster

Adverb

towards a closed position: push the door to [Old English tō]

Translations

to [tuː, tə] prep 1. (direction) → a;

to go to France/London/school/the station → ir a Francia/Londres/al colegio/a la estación;

to go to Claude's/the doctor's → ir a casa de Claude/al médico;

the road to Edinburgh → la carretera de Edimburgo;

to the left/right → a la izquierda/derecha

2. (= as far as) → hasta, a;

from here to London → de aquí a or hasta Londres;

to count to 10 → contar hasta 10;

from 40 to 50 people → entre 40 y 50 personas

3. (with expressions of time): a quarter/twenty to 5 → las 5 menos cuarto/veinte

4. (= for, of): the key to the front door → la llave de la puerta principal;

she is secretary to the director → es la secretaria del director;

a letter to his wife → una carta a or para su mujer

5. (expressing indirect object) → a;

to give sth to sb → darle algo a algn;

give it to me → dámelo;

to talk to sb → hablar con algn;

to be a danger to sb → ser un peligro para algn;

to carry out repairs to sth → hacer reparaciones en algo

6. (in relation to): 3 goals to 2 → 3 goles a 2;

30 miles to the gallon → 9,4 litros a los cien (kilómetros);

8 apples to the kilo → 8 manzanas por kilo

7. (purpose, result): to come to sb's aid → venir en auxilio or ayuda de algn;

to sentence sb to death → condenar a algn a muerte;

to my great surprise → con gran sorpresa mía with vb

1. (simple infin): to go/eat → ir/comer

2. (following another vb; see also relevant vb): to want/try/start to do → querer/intentar/empezar a hacer

3. (with vb omitted): I don't want to → no quiero

4. (purpose, result) → para;

I did it to help you → lo hice para ayudarte;

he came to see you → vino a verte

5. (equivalent to relative clause): I have things to do → tengo cosas que hacer;

the main thing is to try → lo principal es intentarlo

6. (after adj etc): ready to go → listo para irse;

too old to ... → demasiado viejo (como) para ... adv pull/push the door to → tirar de/empujar la puerta;

to go to and fro → ir y venir

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to [tuː, tə] prep (with noun/pronoun) 1. (direction) → à (= towards); vers; envers;

to go to France/Portugal/London/school → aller en France/au Portugal/à Londres/à l'école;

to go to Claude's/the doctor's → aller chez Claude/le docteur;

the road to Edinburgh → la route d'Édimbourg

2. (= as far as) → (jusqu')à;

to count to 10 → compter jusqu'à 10;

from 40 to 50 people → de 40 à 50 personnes

3. (with expressions of time);

a quarter to 5 → 5 heures moins le quart;

it's twenty to 3 → il est 3 heures moins vingt

4. (= for, of) → de;

the key to the front door → la clé de la porte d'entrée;

a letter to his wife → une lettre (adressée) à sa femme

5. (expressing indirect object) → à;

to give sth to sb → donner qch à qn;

to talk to sb → parler à qn;

it belongs to him → cela lui appartient, c'est à lui;

to be a danger to sb → être dangereux/euse pour qn

6. (in relation to) → à;

3 goals to 2 → 3 (buts) à 2;

30 miles to the gallon → 9,4 litres aux cent (km)

7. (purpose, result);

to come to sb's aid → venir au secours de qn, porter secours à qn;

to sentence sb to death → condamner qn à mort;

to my surprise → à ma grande surprise prep (with vb)

1. (simple infinitive);

to go/eat → aller/manger

2. (following another vb);

to want/try/start to do → vouloir/essayer de/commencer à faire

3. (with vb omitted);

I don't want to → je ne veux pas

4. (purpose, result) → pour;

I did it to help you → je l'ai fait pour vous aider

5. (equivalent to relative clause);

I have things to do → j'ai des choses à faire;

the main thing is to try → l'important est d'essayer

6. (after adjective etc);

ready to go → prêt(e) à partir;

too old/young to ... → trop vieux/jeune pour ... adv push/pull the door to → tirez/poussez la porte;

to go to and fro → aller et venir

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to [tuː] prep 1. (direction) → nach +dat, zu +dat;

to go to France/London/school/the station → nach Frankreich/nach London/zur Schule/zum Bahnhof gehen;

to the left/right → nach links/rechts;

I have never been to Germany → ich war noch nie in Deutschland

2. (= as far as) → bis;

to count to 10 → bis 10 zählen

3. (with expressions of time) → vor +dat;

a quarter to 5 (Brit) → Viertel vor 5

4. (= for, of);

the key to the front door → der Schlüssel für die Haustür;

a letter to his wife → ein Brief an seine Frau

5. (expressing indirect object);

to give sth to sb → jdm etw geben;

to talk to sb → mit jdm sprechen;

I sold it to a friend → ich habe es an einen Freund verkauft;

you've done something to your hair → du hast etwas mit deinem Haar gemacht

6. (= in relation to) → zu;

A is to B as C is to D → A verhält sich zu B wie C zu D;

3 goals to 2 → 3 zu 2 Tore;

40 miles to the gallon → 40 Meilen pro Gallone

7. (purpose, result) → zu;

to sentence sb to death → jdn zum Tode verurteilen;

to my surprise → zu meiner Überraschung with vb

1. (simple infinitive);

to go → gehen;

to eat → essen

2. (following another vb);

to want to do sth → etw tun wollen;

to try/start to do sth → versuchen/anfangen, etw zu tun

3. (with vb omitted);

I don't want to → ich will nicht;

you ought to → du solltest es tun

4. (purpose, result) → (um ...) zu;

I did it to help you → ich habe es getan, um dir zu helfen

5. (equivalent to relative clause) → zu;

he has a lot to lose → er hat viel zu verlieren;

the main thing is to try → die Hauptsache ist, es zu versuchen

6. (after adjective etc);

ready to use → gebrauchsfertig;

too old/young to ... → zu alt/jung, um zu ...;

it's too heavy to lift → es ist zu schwer zu heben adv to push/pull the door to → die Tür zudrücken/zuziehen;

to and fro → hin und her

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to [tuː, tə] prep 1. (direction) → a;

to go to France/London/school → andare in Francia/a Londra/a scuola;

to go to town → andare in città;

to go to Paul's/the doctor's → andare da Paul/dal dottore;

the road to Edinburgh → la strada per Edimburgo;

to the left/right → a sinistra/destra

2. (= as far as) → (fino) a;

from here to London → da qui a Londra;

to count to 10 → contare fino a 10;

from 40 to 50 people → da 40 a 50 persone

3. (with expressions of time): a quarter to 5 → le 5 meno un quarto;

it's twenty to 3 → sono le 3 meno venti

4. (= for, of): the key to the front door → la chiave della porta d'ingresso;

a letter to his wife → una lettera per la moglie

5. (expressing indirect object) → a;

to give sth to sb → dare qc a qn;

give it to me → dammelo;

to talk to sb → parlare a qn;

it belongs to him → gli appartiene, è suo;

to be a danger to sb/sth → rappresentare un pericolo per qn/qc

6. (= in relation to) → a;

3 goals to 2 → 3 goal a 2;

30 miles to the gallon → 11 chilometri con un litro;

4 apples to the kilo → 4 mele in un chilo

7. (purpose, result): to come to sb's aid → venire in aiuto a qn;

to sentence sb to death → condannare a morte qn;

to my surprise → con mia sorpresa with vb

1. (simple infinitive): to go/eat etc → andare/mangiare etc

2. (following another vb): to want/try/start to do → volere/cercare di/cominciare a fare

3. (with vb omitted): I don't want to → non voglio (farlo);

you ought to → devi (farlo)

4. (purpose, result) → per;

I did it to help you → l'ho fatto per aiutarti

5. (equivalent to relative clause): I have things to do → ho da fare;

the main thing is to try → la cosa più importante è provare

6. (after adjective etc): ready to go → pronto/a a partire;

too old/young to ... → troppo vecchio/a/giovane per ... adv to push the door to → accostare la porta;

to go to and fro → andare e tornare

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to

prep to [tə, tu]

1 towards; in the direction of I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play. na إلى، نَحْوَ към k, na, do til; ned på zu, auf προς, σε a, hacia (-le, -ni, -sse) به سوی johonkin à, vers ל- की ओर prema, k -hoz, -hez, -höz; -ra, -re ke til, á verso, in, a ～へ ?방향? ...으로[] į, ant uz ke naar til, mot, på do, na a la, pe, spre к; на; в k, na, do proti, na na till ไปถึง ...-e/a (doğru) 向，往 до, у, в, на کو، جانب về phía 向，往

2 as far as His story is a lie from beginning to end. tot من البِدايَه إلى النِّهايَه до až do til bis ως a, hasta kuni تا saakka jusqu'à עַַד तक do, sve do -ig sampai til a ～まで ?정도? ...까지 iki līdz hingga tot til do a până la до až do do do till ไปยัง ...-e/a kadar 到 до تک đến chừng 到

3 until Did you stay to the end of the concert? tot حَتّى до až do indtil bis μέχρι hasta kuni تا asti jusqu'à עַד को do -ig hingga til, þar til fino a ～まで ?시간? ...까지 iki līdz sehingga tot til (aż) do até până la до až do do do till จนถึง ...e/a kadar (表示時間)直至 до تا آں کہ tới khi （表示时间）直至

4 sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to. aan لِ، إلى до s(e) til zu, mit σε, με con, a (kellelegi) با؛ برای jollekin à ל- की k, ka -hoz, -hez, -höz kepada til, við a ～へ (izsaka darbības vārda un papildinātāja sakarību) kepada naar, tegen til, med do, z para/com, etc. la; cu с s, so ka med ให้ ...-e/...-a 用於非及物動詞之後 вказує на особу, в інтересах якої або відносно якої щось здійснюється; передається давальним відмінком کبھي کبھي مفعول کو بتلانے کے ليے استعمال کيا جاتا ہے dùng cho bổ ngữ gián tiếp 用于非及物动词之后

5 used in expressing various relations Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar. met, met begeleiding van تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن العُلاقَه на na, k, s, při på; til zu, für σε, για a, para (väljendab mingit seost) به johonkin à; de ל- से na, za -nak, -nek; -ra, -re kepada á, að a, per ～に関して ...에 관하여[]; ...에 맞춰 (norāda dažādas attiecības) (not translated) naar, op, van på, til do, na a/para (de) la на; к; от; под na, k uz till, på ถูกใช้แสดงอารมณ์ของความสัมพันธ์ที่หลากลาย ...-e/...-a 表示各種關系 передається давальним або родовим відмінком і вказує на стосунки تعلق کو بتلانے کے ليے diễn tả các mối quan hệ 表示各种关系

6 into a particular state or condition She tore the letter to pieces. in تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن حالَه مُعَيَّنَه на na i in σε en (-ks) به؛ به حالت ksi en ל- के मुकाबले में na, u (vmilyen állapotba hoz:) darabokra ... menjadi í in ～の状態に ?결과적으로? ...이 되게끔 į (norāda stāvokli) menjadi in i na em în на na na u i กลายเป็นสถานการณ์หรือสภาวะซึ่งจำเพาะเจาะจง ...-e/...-a 表示進入某種特殊狀態或條件 вказує на результат, до якого призводить певна дія, або на зміну стану خاص حالت کو بتلانے کے ليے thành 表示进入某种特殊状态或条件

7 used in expressing comparison or proportion He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2. teenoor تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن مُقارَنَه أو نِسْبَه от než, ku i forhold til; mod gegenüber, zu από, σε σχέση, σε σύγκριση με a (väljendab võrdlust, suhet) به؛ از verrattuna que; à יָחַסִית ל- में od, prema vmihez képest; 5-2-re (győz stb.) lawan miðað við; á móti a ～と比べて ?비교·비례? ...보다, ...에 대하여 už, palyginti su, su (izsaka salīdzinājumu) berbanding; lawan dan, tegen sammenliknet med; til, mot od, do, w stosunku do a decât; la к od, odo; k, ku od; proti u odnosu na mot, el. utan motsv. i sv.: hon är yngre än jag, din skicklighet är överlägsen min กว่า ...-e/...-a 表示比較 вказує на порівняння, числове співвідношення або пропорцію مقابلہ کو بتلانے کے ليے đối với 表示比较

8 showing the purpose or result of an action etc He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket. tot تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن الهَدَف أو نَتيجَة العَمَل за k til zu προς en; para (väljendab eesmärki, tulemust) به؛ به جهت à ל- से मिला कर u, na (cselekvés célja, következménye:) segítségemre; rémületemre untuk til in, con ～のために ?목적·결과? ...을 위해, ...하게도 (norāda darbības mērķi vai rezultātu) (not translated) tot til ku, na para spre на; к k po; na na till เพื่อ amacıyla, sonucunda 表示目的或結果 вказує на мету дії або її результат کسي عمل کا مقصد يا نتيجہ بتلانے کے ليے dùng đối với mục đích hoặc kết quả hành động 表示目的或结果

9  tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him. om تُسْتَعْمَل قَبل صيغَة المَصْدَر употребав инифинитивни конструкции aby at; om at; for at; til at zu, um zu (για) να (πριν από απαρέμφ.) para (kasut. infinitiivi ees), et برای؛ به منظور de; pour תַחֲלִיף לִמקוֹר הַפוֹעַל के प्रति da (az„infinitive”, a főnévi igenév kifejezése:) -ni untuk um, til að di, per 不定詞に 부정사를 이끔 (darbības vārda nenoteiksmes partikula) (not translated) om te for å (kunne) ażeby, by para (pentru) a/(ca) să употребляется перед инфинитивом aby da da att, för att ถูกใช้ก่อนกริยาช่องที่ 1 แต่หลังกริยาบางชนิดและคำคุณศัพท์ หรือถูกใช้ในโครงสร้างอื่น ๆ amacıyla, ...-mek/-mak için (在動詞及形容詞後)構成動詞不定式 вживається перед інфінітивом صیغۂ مصدر سے پہلے để （在动词及形容词后）构成动词不定式

10 used instead of a complete infinitive He asked her to stay but she didn't want to. تُسْتَعْمَل بدلا من المَصْدَر zu (hacerlo) ne pas “to” est utilisé en lieu et place de l'infinitif dans son entier pour répéter le verbe - in sostituzione di usato un verbo sottinteso all'infinito) 代不定詞 to부정사의 동사가 생략될 때 to 부정사의 표시로 남음 (darbības vārda nenoteiksmes partikula) het fazê-lo să используется вместо опущенного инфинитива det Not: Fiilin mastar hali yerine kullanılır. 用於代替不定式完成時 用于代替不定式完成时

[tuː] adv

1 into a closed or almost closed position He pulled/pushed the door to. amper toe الى حالَة الإقْفال докрай do (téměř) zavřené polohy i zu ώστε κτ. να κλείσει hasta cerrar kinni در جهت بسته شدن kiinni de; fermer לְ/בְ מַצָב שֶׁל סְגִירָה बंद या रुकी अवस्था में pritvoren (az ige elhagyása a to +„infinitive” szerkezetből) menutup aftur chiuso 閉じて 꼭 닫히게 pri(verti) klāt; ciet tertutup rapat dicht igjen do zamknięcia até fechar închis закрывать privrieť, zavrieť v (skoraj) zaprtem stanju zatvoriti [] till ถึง kapalı duruma 關上 вказує на близькість کي طرف đóng kín 关上

2 used in phrasal verbs and compounds He came to (= regained consciousness). by تُسْتَعْمَل في الأفعال العِباريَّه والمُرَكَّبَه употреба при фразеологични глаголи k sobě til zu sich, dran a (esineb väljendites) به عنوان جزئی از فعل بکار می رود à לְצֵירוּפֵי מִילִים k sebi magához tért; nekiláttak stb. menjadi, mulai að verki rinvenire; cominciare 成句に 숙어 동사나 복합어의 구성 요소로 쓰임 ķerties klāt sedar bij, aan til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc. используется в идиоматических выражениях (Он пришёл в себя) k sebe svest [] till, [] i gång ถูกใช้ในกริยาลีและคำประสม ayılmak, kendine gelmek 用於動詞短語和復合詞 вживається у фразових дієсловах شبہ جملہ اور مرکب ميں استعمال کے ليے dùng trong cụm động từ 用于动词短语和复合词

to and fro [tuːənˈfrou]

backwards and forwards they ran to and fro in the street. heen en weer جيئَةً وذهاباً напред-назад sem a tam frem og tilbage hin und her πέρα δώθε de un lado al otro, yendo y viniendo, en un vaivén edasi-tagasi جلو و عقب edestakaisin de long en large הֵנָה וָהֵנָה इधर-उधर amo-tamo, gore-dolje ide-oda hilir-mudik til og frá (avanti e indietro), (su e giù) 行ったり来たり 앞뒤로, 이리저리 pirmyn ir atgal šurpu turpu; uz priekšu un atpakaļ ke depan ke belakang heen en weer att og fram, fram og tilbake tam i z powrotem para trás e para a frente încolo şi încoace взад и вперёд sem a tam sem in tja napred-nazad fram och tillbaka กลับไปกลับมา öteye beriye, ileri geri 來回地 взад-вперед آگے پيچھے đi lùi và tiến 来回地