English Dictionary

to

/tuː/

prep

Indicating destination: In the direction of, so as to arrive at. / Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action. / Used to indicate result of action.

I am going to the park.

意味（1）

Indicating destination: In the direction of, so as to arrive at.

We are walking to the shop.

意味（2）

Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

I gave the book to him.

意味（3）

Used to indicate result of action.

His face was beaten to a pulp.

意味（4）

Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.

意味（5）

Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.

意味（6）

Denotes the end of a range.

It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.

意味（7）

(obsolete) As a.

With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); took her to wife (took her as a wife); was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).

意味（8）

Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.

one to one = 1:1

意味（9）

(arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Three squared or three to the second power is nine.

意味（10）

(time) Preceding the next hour.

意味（11）

(informal) Often used without the hour

It’s quarter to (3:45, or 4:45, or whatever time ending in 45 would make the most sense)

意味（12）

Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.

意味（13）

according to

Our holiday did not go to plan.

意味（14）

(Canada, Newfoundland, West Midlands (UK)) At.

Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.