Dictionary
to
Pronunciation: (tOO; unstressed too, tu), [key]—
prep.
1. (used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached, as opposed to
from):
They came to the house.
2. (used for expressing direction or motion or direction toward something) in the direction of; toward:
from north to south.
3. (used for expressing limit of movement or extension):
He grew to six feet.
4. (used for expressing contact or contiguity) on; against; beside; upon:
a right uppercut to the jaw; Apply varnish to the surface.
5. (used for expressing a point of limit in time) before; until:
to this day; It is ten minutes to six. We work from nine to five.
6. (used for expressing aim, purpose, or intention):
going to the rescue.
7. (used for expressing destination or appointed end):
sentenced to jail.
8. (used for expressing agency, result, or consequence):
to my dismay; The flowers opened to the sun.
9. (used for expressing a resulting state or condition):
He tore it to pieces.
10. (used for expressing the object of inclination or desire):
They drank to her health.
11. (used for expressing the object of a right or claim):
claimants to an estate.
12. (used for expressing limit in degree, condition, or amount):
wet to the skin; goods amounting to $1000; Tomorrow's high will be 75 to 80°.
13. (used for expressing addition or accompaniment) with:
He added insult to injury. They danced to the music. Where is the top to this box?
14. (used for expressing attachment or adherence):
She held to her opinion.
15. (used for expressing comparison or opposition):
inferior to last year's crop; The score is eight to seven.
16. (used for expressing agreement or accordance) according to; by:
a position to one's liking; to the best of my knowledge.
17. (used for expressing reference, reaction, or relation):
What will he say to this?
18. (used for expressing a relative position):
parallel to the roof.
19. (used for expressing a proportion of number or quantity) in; making up:
12 to the dozen; 20 miles to the gallon.
20. (used for indicating the indirect object of a verb, for connecting a verb with its complement, or for indicating or limiting the application of an adjective, noun, or pronoun):
Give it to me. I refer to your work.
21. (used as the ordinary sign or accompaniment of the infinitive, as in expressing motion, direction, or purpose, in ordinary uses with a substantive object.)
22. Math.raised to the power indicated:
Three to the fourth is 81 (
34 = 81).
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adv.
1. toward a point, person, place, or thing, implied or understood.
2. toward a contact point or closed position:
Pull the door to.
3. toward a matter, action, or work:
We turned to with a will.
4. into a state of consciousness; out of unconsciousness:
after he came to.
5. to and fro. See
fro (def. 2).
T.O.
telegraph office.
Also,TOt.o.
1. turnover.
2. turn over.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
