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[edit] English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
the	of	and	#4: to	in	I	that

[edit] Etymology

Old English tō

[edit] Pronunciation

(stressed)
- (UK) IPA: /tuː/, SAMPA: /tu:/
- (US) IPA: /tu/, SAMPA: /tu/
(unstressed, preconsonantal) IPA: /tə/, SAMPA: /t@/
(unstressed, prevocalic) IPA: /tʊ/, SAMPA: /tU/

Rhymes: -uː
Homophones: too, two

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[edit] Particle

to

A particle used to mark the following verb as an infinitive.

I want to leave.

He asked me what to do.

I don’t know how to say it.

To err is human.

To be, or not to be: that is the question:

[edit] Translations

infinitive-marker

Albanian: të, për të
Catalan: a
Czech: Infinitive is marked by an extension, not a marker.
Danish: at da(da)
Dutch: te nl(nl)
French: -er fr(fr), -re fr(fr), -ir fr(fr)
German: zu de(de), -en de(de)
Greek: (extension) -σει
Hungarian: (extension) -ni

Icelandic: að is(is)
Italian: -are it(it), -ere it(it), -ire it(it)
Norwegian: å no(no)
Persian: دَن (-dæn), تَن (-tæn)
Romanian: a ro(ro)
Russian: (suffix) -ать, -ять, -еть, -ить
Scots: tae
Spanish: -ar es(es), -er es(es), -ir es(es)
Swedish: att sv(sv)

[edit] Preposition

to

In the direction of, and arriving at (indicating destination).

We are walking to the shop.
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.
Used to indicate ratios.

one to one = 1:1

ten to one = 10:1.
Used to indicate the indirect object.

I gave the book to him.
(time) Preceding

ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).

[edit] Translations

in the direction of, and arriving at

Arabic: الى (íla), عَلى (ʕála)
Catalan: a, cap a
Chinese: 到 (dào)
Cornish:

Kernewek Kemmyn: dhe (sometimes yn)
Czech: k cs(cs), ke cs(cs), ku cs(cs), do cs(cs)
Dutch: naar nl(nl)
Esperanto: al eo(eo)
Finnish: expressed with the case of the headword, often allative case
French: à fr(fr)
German: nach de(de), zu de(de), in de(de)
Greek: προς (pros), σε (se)
Hebrew: אל (el), ...ל (le-), ...ב (bi-)
Hungarian: -hoz/-höz/-hez (allative, arriving at), felé (postposition, in the direction of)
Indonesian: ke, sampai, hingga, kepada
Interlingua: a
Irish: chuig ga(ga), chun ga(ga)

Italian: a it(it), in it(it), per it(it)
Japanese: へ ja(ja) (e), まで ja(ja) (made)
Korean: 으로 ko(ko) (euro)
Latin: ad la(la)
Lithuanian: į lt(lt)
Maltese: lil mt(mt), lejn mt(mt), lill- mt(mt), lil- mt(mt)
Novial: a
Persian: بِه (be)
Polish: do
Portuguese: a pt(pt), para pt(pt)
Romanian: la ro(ro), către ro(ro), spre ro(ro)
Russian: на; в, к (k) (words consisting of a consonant)
Slovene: k or h (if the next word begins with a "k" or "g"), proti
Spanish: a es(es) hacia es(es)
Swedish: till sv(sv)
Telugu: -కి te(te) (ki), -కు te(te) (ku)
Turkish: -e tr(tr), -a tr(tr), -ye tr(tr), -ya tr(tr)

used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship

Catalan: a
Czech: k cs(cs), ke cs(cs)
Dutch: tegen nl(nl), aan nl(nl), met nl(nl)
French: à fr(fr)
Greek: με el(el)
Italian: a it(it)

Maltese: għal mt(mt)
Persian: بِه (be)
Portuguese: com pt(pt)
Romanian: cu ro(ro)
Spanish: a es(es)
Swedish: till, med (protagonistic relation), mot (antagonistic relation)

used to indicate ratios

Catalan: a
Chinese: 比 (bǐ)
Czech: ku cs(cs)
Dutch: tegen nl(nl)
Greek: προς el(el)
Italian: a it(it), per it(it)

Japanese: に ja(ja) (ni), へ ja(ja) (e)
Romanian: la ro(ro)
Slovene: proti sl(sl)
Spanish: a es(es)
Swedish: till sv(sv)
Telugu: -కి te(te) (ki), -కు te(te) (ku)

used to indicate the indirect object

French: à fr(fr)
German: zu de(de), an de(de) (+ accusative); (also rendered by the bare dative case)
Irish: do ga(ga)

Latin: (rendered by the bare dative case)
Telugu: -కి te(te) (ki), -కు te(te) (ku)

[edit] See also

at

[edit] Adverb

to (not comparable)

Positive
to

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

Common misspelling of too.
Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Please would you push the door to.

[edit] Synonyms

(toward a closed, touching or engaging position): closed, shut

[edit] Antonyms

(toward a closed, touching or engaging position): open, ajar

[edit] See also

For examples of the usage of this word see the citations page.

[edit] Czech

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Pronoun

to n.

it, that

[edit] Danish

[edit] Cardinal number

to

(cardinal) two

[edit] Ewe

[edit] Noun

to

[edit] Verb

to

to crush
to pound

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Abbreviation

to (from torstai)

Thursday

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Particle

to (hiragana と)

and; with
(used after certain nouns, forms an adverb)
if
when

[edit] Noun

to (hiragana と)

戸: Japanese-style door
都: metropolis

[edit] Lojban

[edit] Particle

to, in selma'o to

Marks the start of a parenthetical clause or phrase, which is ended by toi.

[edit] Related terms

to'i

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Cardinal number

to

(cardinal) two

[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *to < Proto-Indo-European *tód

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /t̪ɔ/

[edit] Pronoun

to n.

(demonstrative) this (nearby, neuter)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	to	te
Genitive	tego	tych
Dative	temu	tym
Accusative	to	te
Instrumental	tym	tymi
Locative	tym	tych
Vocative	–	–

[edit] See also

ta f.
ten m.

[edit] Slovene

[edit] Pronoun

to n.

(demonstrative) this

[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Adjective

to

big, large
great, considerable

to

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Particle

[edit] Translations

[edit] Preposition

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

[edit] Adverb

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Antonyms

[edit] See also

[edit] Czech

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Pronoun

[edit] Danish

[edit] Cardinal number

[edit] Ewe

[edit] Noun

[edit] Verb

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Abbreviation

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Particle

[edit] Noun

[edit] Lojban

[edit] Particle

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Cardinal number

[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Pronoun

[edit] Declension

[edit] See also

[edit] Slovene

[edit] Pronoun

[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Adjective

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