to
part of speech
preposition; part of a verb («to run»)
meaning for a pupil
1) To shows where something goes or who gets it: «go to school», «give it to Sam». tree →
2) To shows the end of a range: «from 5 to 9», «from Monday to Friday». tree →
3) To comes before a verb: «I want to play». tree →
4) To is used in telling the time: «ten to six» means 10 minutes before six. tree →
5) To compares numbers in a ratio or a score: «3 to 2». tree →
6) (casual) «to» joins with verbs in quick speech: «gonna» (going to), «wanna» (want to), «hafta» (have to), «gotta» (got to); texts write «2» for «to». tree →
7) (formal) Exams say «in order to», «with a view to», «pursuant to», «in respect of» and «transfer to». tree →
8) To can show what something results in: «the storm led to flooding». tree →
sense in the lessons
who receives in giving; the end of a count or a time; «ten to six» is a time; phrases: «give to», «from … to …», «next to», «up to», «add to», «to and fro»; in casual talk «gonna», «wanna», «gotta», «c u 2nite»; in rough talk «go to your room», «talk to the hand»; in the exam voice «in order to», «transferred to», «up to and including», «in the ratio 3 to 2»
examples
- And from the wilderness to Mattanah; (Torah NUM.21.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they shall hearken to thy voice. (Torah EXO.3.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- one he-goat, to make atonement for you. (Torah NUM.28.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Is it not wheat harvest to-day? (Prophets 1SA.12.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying: (Prophets 1KI.5.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hath God forgotten to be gracious? (Writings PSA.77.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Anna gives 7 shells to a friend. tree →
- Count from 5 to 9. tree →
- We walk to school every day. tree →
- I want to learn to swim. tree →
- It is ten to six, so dinner is soon. tree →
- Add 4 to 6 to get 10. tree →
- The shop is open from 9 to 5. tree →
- We won 3 to 2! tree →
- I'm gonna give 3 to my brother, wanna come? tree →
- Go to your room and don't come out till you've done the 10 sums. tree →
- Seven shells are transferred to a second party. Ascertain the quantity retained, given an initial holding of 15. tree →
- Count up to and including 20. tree →
- False confidence often leads to disaster. tree →
note
«A gives N to B»: A has N fewer, B has N more. Trap: «from 5 to 9» counts 5 numbers, not 4. Trap: «to», «too» (also, very) and «two» (2) sound the same; in texts «2» may mean «to» or «too», not the number. «up to and including 20» counts 20 too. «in order to» means just «to».
In the corpora
- and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.
- And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
- And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.
- And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «to» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.