to
In the direction of; towardsIn the direction of; towards.
» This is never going to end.
Das wird nie enden.
Es nimmt kein Ende.
Das hört nie auf!
Das hört nie auf.
Это никогда не закончится.
Это никогда не кончится.
Це ніколи не скінчиться.
Meaning
18 sensesIn the direction of; towards.
She looked to the heavens.
Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.
We are walking to the shop.
The water came right to the top of this wall.
zu, in
наna, вv, кk
наna, вv, доdo
Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
I gave the book to him.
I spoke to him earlier.
dem, der, den
So as to contact, press against, impact, etc.
I fixed the notice to the wall.
Put your shoulder to the door.
So as to become or reach: indicating a terminal state resulting from an action.
His face was beaten to a pulp.
I sang my baby to sleep.
So as to bring about or elicit (an effect or outcome).
He made several bad-taste jokes to groans from the audience.
I tried complaining, but it was to no effect.
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.
Indicating a degree or level reached.
It was to a large extent true.
We manufacture these parts to a very high tolerance.
Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
There's a lot of sense to what he says.
Denotes the end of a range.
It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.
доdo
Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
one to one = 1:1
ten to one = 10:1.
Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
Three to the power of two is nine.
Examples
481467 sentencesThis is never going to end.
Це ніколи не скінчиться.
ruЭто никогда не закончится.
deDas wird nie enden.
I didn't want this to happen.
Я не бажав, щоб так трапилось.
ruЯ не хотел, чтобы это случилось.
deIch wollte nicht, dass das passiert.
I learned to live without her.
Я навчився жити без неї.
ruЯ научился жить без неё.
deIch habe gelernt, ohne sie zu leben.
Would you like something to drink?
Ви б хотіли чогось випити?
ruНе хотите ли чего-нибудь выпить?
deWillst du etwas zum Trinken?
I was trying to kill time.
Я намагався вбити час.
ruЯ пытался скоротать время.
deIch versuchte, die Zeit totzuschlagen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō ~ *ta, from Proto-IndFrom Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō ~ *ta, from Proto-Indo-European *de ~ *do (“to”). Cognate with Scots tae, to (“to”), North Frisian to, tö, tu (“to”), Saterland Frisian tou (“to”), Low German to (“to”), Dutch toe, te (“to”), German zu (“to”), West Frisian ta (“to”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian ndaj (“towards”), Irish do (“to, for”), Breton da (“to, for”), Welsh i (“to, for”), Russian до (do, “to”). Doublet of too.
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