to
to/to͞o/
preposition
- expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location)."walking down to the mall"
- approaching or reaching (a particular condition)."Christopher's expression changed from amazement to joy"
- identifying the person or thing affected."you were terribly unkind to her"
- identifying a particular relationship between one person and another."he is married to Jan's cousin"
- indicating that two things are attached."he had left his bike chained to a fence"
- concerning or likely to concern (something, especially something abstract)."a threat to world peace"
- used to introduce the second element in a comparison."it's nothing to what it once was"
infinitive marker
- used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive.
- used without a verb following when the missing verb is clearly understood."he asked her to come but she said she didn't want to"
adverb
so as to be closed or nearly closed.
"he pulled the door to behind him"
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a — used to indicate how people or things are related, connected, etc. She is married to my cousin.
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