to

Meaning

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. Indicating destination: In the direction of, so as to arrive at.
2. Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
3. Used to indicate result of action.
4. Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.
5. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
6. Denotes the end of a range.
7. (obsolete) As a.
8. Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
9. Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
10. Preceding the next hour.
11. (informal) Preceding the next hour.
12. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
13. According to.
14. At.

Adv

1. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
2. Into the wind.
3. Misspelling of too.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tuː/

Etymology

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 (“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.

Sentences

This may account for the coat of arms being thought to be upside down .

His father introduced him to boxing around the age of seven .

An appeal to John Doe .

They managed to retain their title .

Bob loses them and brings the ruby to Austin .

There seems to be a sentence or paragraph missing on page three .

Before you meet the handsome prince you have to kiss a lot of toads .

How'd you happen to fall in ?