to

Signification (Anglais)

Particle

1. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
2. As above, with the verb implied.
3. Used to indicate an obligation on the part of, or a directive given to, the subject.
4. In order to.

Prep

1. In the direction of; towards.
2. Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.
3. Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
4. So as to contact, press against, impact, etc.
5. So as to become or reach: indicating a terminal state resulting from an action.
6. So as to bring about or elicit (an effect or outcome).
7. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
8. Indicating a degree or level reached.
9. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
10. Denotes the end of a range.
11. (obsolete) As a.
12. Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
13. Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
14. Preceding (the stated hour).
15. (informal) Preceding (the stated hour).
16. According to.
17. (Canada, Newfoundland, Wales) At.
18. Used more-or-less idiomatically with various verbs: keep to the left, agree to the proposal, attend to the matter, etc. See the individual entries.

Adv

1. (not-comparable, regional) Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
2. (not-comparable) Into the wind.
3. (alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable) Misspelling of too.

Concepts

à

pour

en

de

vers

au

envers

avant

dans

avec

afin de

chez

auparavant

contre

jusqu’à

cesser

clouer

combattre

conduire

conseiller

défaire

devant

enfoncer

en vue de

et

fatiguer

fleurir

🌸

franchement

guerroyer

insulter

lasser

lutter

mousser

odeur

👃

par

parler

🗣️

précédent

prendre

priver

prononcer

que

quelque chose

rendre

renoncer

respirer

rôtir

se lever

sentir

👃

souffler

suffire

Opposé de

past, open, ajar

Synonymes

at

for

towards

toward

in

on

🔛

with

up to

in order to

until

from

into

unto

of

by

per

against

about

over

so that

in the direction of

as far as

near

before

till

concerning

off

above

and

upon

together

up

🆙

regarding

follow

whine

beside

direction

show respect

reach

surrender

onto

than

in order

honour

for you

a

🅰️

about to

go

that

in the direction

Traductions

zu

a

nach

a

naar

tegen

an

🔛

aan

🔛

a

a

para

hacia

voor

verso

tot

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tuː/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: to

Hérité de ancien anglais: tō

Appartenant à écossais: tae

Appartenant à frison septentrional: to

Appartenant à saterlandais: tou

Appartenant à bas-allemand: to

Appartenant à néerlandais: toe

Appartenant à allemand: zu

Appartenant à frison occidental: ta

Appartenant à albanais: ndaj

Appartenant à russe: до

In summary

From Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō ~ *ta, from Proto-Indo-European *de ~ *do (“to”). Cognate with Scots tae, to (“to”), North Frisian to, tö, tu (“to”), Saterland Frisian tou (“to”), Low German to (“to”), Dutch toe, te (“to”), German zu (“to”), West Frisian ta (“to”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian ndaj (“towards”), Irish do (“to, for”), Breton da (“to, for”), Welsh i (“to, for”), Russian до (do, “to”). Doublet of too.

Phrases

The concert was loud enough for everyone in the city to hear .

Le concert était assez fort pour que tout le monde dans la ville puisse entendre.

Taking the jacket out , he began to clean the glasses .

Sortant la veste, il a commencé à nettoyer les verres.

We want to include all of our partners in this project .

Nine men were hired to dig the ruins .

Neuf hommes ont été embauchés pour creuser les ruines.

He became the first Frenchman to win the World Championship .

Il est devenu le premier Français à remporter le championnat du monde.

He then tried to solve the general insecurity .

Il a ensuite essayé de résoudre l'insécurité générale.