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/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

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adverb

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Examples :

"Please push the door to."

direction position essential

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adverb

Examples :

"The cyclist rode to the wind, struggling against the strong gusts. "

direction nature essential

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preposition

Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Examples :

"We are walking to the shop."

direction place essential

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preposition

Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Examples :

"He devoted himself to education."

grammar language essential

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preposition

Used to indicate result of action.

Examples :

"His face was beaten to a pulp."

outcome action essential

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preposition

Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Examples :

"Seeing her son get a good grade on his test made her happy to. "

emotion sensation essential

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preposition

Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Examples :

"similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking."

grammar language essential

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preposition

Denotes the end of a range.

Examples :

"It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications."

range number amount essential

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preposition

Examples :

"With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); took her to wife (took her as a wife); was sold to slave (was sold as a slave)."

grammar language essential

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preposition

Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Examples :

"I have ten dollars to your four."

number math statistics essential

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preposition

Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Examples :

"Three squared or three to the second power is nine."

math technical number essential

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preposition

(time) Preceding.

Examples :

"The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to avoid conflicts with other appointments. "

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preposition

Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Examples :

"The salad consisted of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. "

part material substance essential

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preposition

Examples :

"The meeting is at the library. "

position time direction essential