📖 Definitions of "To"
adverb
- 1
Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
"Please push the door to."
- 2
Into the wind.
preposition
- 1
Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
"We are walking to the shop."
- 2
Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
"He devoted himself to education."
- 3
Used to indicate result of action.
"His face was beaten to a pulp."
- 4
Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.
"To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "To"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| square-toed | (dated, derogatory or humorous) stuffy; precise |
| pointed-toe | having a pointed toe |
| pointy-toed | having a pointed toe |
| squared-toe | having a square toe |
| eapnoun | Initialism of Employee Assistance Program. |
| paenoun | A surname. |
| efpnoun | (finance) Initialism of exchange for physical, exchange futures for physical, or exchange futures for product, a type of transaction. |
| cssnoun | (web design) Initialism of cascading style sheet. [(web design) A stylesheet in Cascading Style Sheets format.] |
| tcsnoun | (India) Initialism of Tata Consultancy Services. |
| teamnoun | Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work. |
| mounoun | A surname from Chinese. |
| eipnoun | (chemistry) Initialism of ethylene interpolymer. [(organic chemistry) A group of thermoplastic compounds generally based on PVC polymers.] |
| coughnoun | (intransitive) To push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth, usually to expel something blocking or irritating the airway. |
| poinoun | (Hawaii) The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment. |
| coughsnoun | (intransitive) To push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth, usually to expel something blocking or irritating the airway. |
| eapsnoun | — |
| emapnoun | — |
| giglio | fashion brand that sells online and in stores located in Palermo, Italy. |
| mousnoun | — |
| officesnoun | (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly: |
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