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to */*/*/
weak [tə, tʊ] , strong [tuː]
grammar word summary: To can be: ■ used before the basic form of a verb to form the infinitive: I want to go home. ■ a preposition: We drove to Newport.
1) part of an infinitive used before a verb for forming an infinitive, often when you are stating the purpose of an action, or used without the following verb instead of an infinitive
I hope to see you next week.[/ex]
The system is very easy to understand.[/ex]
Nobody came to help me.[/ex]
You don't need to come if you don't want to.[/ex]
2) going somewhere used for saying the place or event where someone or something goes
She rushed to the phone.[/ex]
There are daily flights to Boston.[/ex]
the road to the farm[/ex]
Robert hates going to parties.[/ex]
3) for showing who is affected by an action used for saying who or what is told, given, or shown something, or is treated or affected in a particular way
Prizes were presented to the winners.[/ex]
I have already explained to everyone what the problem is.[/ex]
They were very kind to my mother when she was ill.[/ex]
Look what you've done to my new carpet![/ex]
cruelty to animals[/ex]
4) in a particular direction used for saying in which direction someone or something is, is pointing, or is looking
She pointed to a notice on the wall.[/ex]
Henry was standing with his back to me.[/ex]
There was a large bookcase to the left of the fireplace.[/ex]
a large township just to the south of Johannesburg[/ex]
5) in a particular relationship with sb/sth used for explaining a relationship between people or things
a political party with ties to a terrorist group[/ex]
She is personal assistant to the Managing Director.[/ex]
6) when sth is connected or fastened used for stating where something is fastened or where a connection is
The carpet had been nailed to the floor.[/ex]
Your computer is connected to the main network.[/ex]
7) when sth changes or develops used for saying what stage of development or change is reached
When will all this suffering come to an end?[/ex]
an event that brought matters to crisis point[/ex]
8) as far as as far as a particular point or limit
The cancer had spread to his lungs.[/ex]
How far is it from here to Oxford?[/ex]
9) until until a particular time or event
Only another 18 days to the final exam![/ex]
The shop stays open from 7 am to 9 pm.[/ex]
10) before the hour used when telling the time, for saying how many minutes it is before the hour
I'll meet you at quarter to six (= 5.45).[/ex]
11) for stating sb's opinion used for saying whose opinion, attitude, or knowledge is being referred to
To most of us, work is an unpleasant necessity.[/ex]
It seems to me that there has been a lack of discipline.[/ex]
12) for showing how numbers are related used for showing the relationship between two numbers or amounts
You get about ten of these apples to the kilo.[/ex]
13) for giving a score used for saying what the score is in a game
Our team won by five goals to three.[/ex]
14) for showing a possible range used for showing one of the ends of a possible range
Only about 20 to 25 per cent of the population voted for the government.[/ex]
the numbers from one to ten[/ex]
15) needed for sth used for showing that something is an important or necessary part of something else
the answer to an important question[/ex]
the keys to my desk[/ex]
16) causing a particular reaction used for saying what your reaction is when something happens
To her surprise, she saw that he was crying.[/ex]
(all) to yourself — not shared with anyone else[/ex]
You have the house to yourself until five o'clock.[/ex]
(all) to yourself — not sharing something with anyone else[/ex]
My parents were away, so I had the house to myself.[/ex]
to and fro — in one direction and then back again (= backwards and forwards)[/ex]

Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.

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