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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "to",
"partOfSpeech": "preposition",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "in the direction of something; towards something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I walked to the office."
},
{
"text": "It fell to the ground."
},
{
"text": "It was on the way to the station."
},
{
"text": "He's going to Paris."
},
{
"text": "my first visit to Africa"
},
{
"text": "He pointed to something on the opposite bank."
},
{
"text": "Her childhood was spent travelling from place to place."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "as far as something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The meadows lead down to the river."
},
{
"text": "Her hair fell to her waist."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "located in the direction mentioned from something",
"sensetop": "to the something (of something)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Place the cursor to the left of the first word."
},
{
"text": "There are mountains to the north."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used to show the person or thing that receives something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He gave it to his sister."
},
{
"text": "I'll explain to you where everything goes."
},
{
"text": "I am deeply grateful to my parents."
},
{
"text": "Who did she address the letter to?"
},
{
"text": "To whom did she address the letter?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "used to show the end or limit of a range or period of time",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a drop in profits from $105 million to around $75 million"
},
{
"text": "I'd say he was 25 to 30 years old *(= approximately 25 or 30 years old)*."
},
{
"text": "I like all kinds of music from opera to reggae."
},
{
"text": "We only work from Monday to Friday."
},
{
"text": "I watched the programme from beginning to end."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "before the start of something",
"labels": "(especially British English)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "How long is it to lunch?"
},
{
"text": "It's five to ten *(= five minutes before ten o'clock)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "reaching a particular state",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The vegetables were cooked to perfection."
},
{
"text": "He tore the letter to pieces."
},
{
"text": "She sang the baby to sleep."
},
{
"text": "The letter reduced her to tears *(= made her cry)*."
},
{
"text": "His expression changed from amazement to joy."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "used to show the person or thing that is affected by an action",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She is devoted to her family."
},
{
"text": "What have you done to your hair?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "used to show that two things are attached or connected",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Attach this rope to the front of the car."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "used to show a relationship between one person or thing and another",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's married to an Italian."
},
{
"text": "the Japanese ambassador to France"
},
{
"text": "the key to the door"
},
{
"text": "the solution to this problem"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "directed towards; in connection with",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It was a threat to world peace."
},
{
"text": "She made a reference to her recent book."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 12,
"definition": "used to introduce the second part of a comparison or ratio",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I prefer walking to climbing."
},
{
"text": "The industry today is nothing to what it once was."
},
{
"text": "We won by six goals to three."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 13,
"definition": "used to show a quantity or rate",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch."
},
{
"text": "This car does 30 miles to the gallon."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 14,
"definition": "in honour of somebody/something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a monument to the soldiers who died in the war"
},
{
"text": "Let's drink to Julia and her new job."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 15,
"definition": "used to show somebody’s attitude or reaction to something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "His music isn't really to my taste."
},
{
"text": "To her astonishment, he smiled."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 16,
"definition": "used to show what somebody’s opinion or feeling about something is",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It sounded like crying to me."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 17,
"definition": "while something else is happening or being done",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He left the stage to prolonged applause."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 18,
"definition": "used after verbs of movement to mean ‘with the intention of giving something’",
"examples": [
{
"text": "People rushed to her rescue and picked her up."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tə//tu//tuː/",
"audio": "to/to/to__gb_7.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tə//tu//tuː/",
"audio": "to/to/to__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English tō (adverb and preposition), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch toe and German zu."
}