Standard Lemma guide

to

adv · conj · name · noun · particle · prep · verb · 33 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • to͞o
  • /tuː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [tu̟ː]
  • Received-Pronunciation: [thʊw]
  • Northumbria: /tiː/
  • British, Southern, Standard: [thʉw]
  • US: [thu̟(ː)]
  • Canada: [t(h)u̟ː]
  • Australian, New-Zealand: [thʉː]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American, before-vowel: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: too
  • homophone: two
  • rhymes with -uː
  • /tə/ before a consonant
  • /tʊ/ before a consonant
  • US: [ɾə] after a vowel
  • Northumbria: /tɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • before-vowel: /tʊ/
  • before-vowel: /tu(ː)/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [tʊ(w)]
  • Northumbria: /tɪv/
  • British, Southern, Standard: [t(h)ʉw]
  • US: [tʊ(w)]
  • US: [tu̟]
  • US: [ɾʊ(w)] after a vowel
  • US: [ɾu̟] after a vowel
  • Canada: [tʊ(w)]
  • Canada: [tu̟(ː)]
  • /ʈʊ/ South Asia, always
  • UK: /təʊ/
  • US: /toʊ/
  • rhymes with -əʊ
  • homophone: toe (US)
  • homophone: tow (US)
  • India: /t̪oː/
  • India: [t̪oː]
  • CMU ARPABET: T UW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: T IH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: T AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Toward a closed, touching, or engaging position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, US, not-comparable, regional

Examples

  • Please push the door to.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: closed, shut

Antonyms: open, ajar

2

adv

Meaning 2

Into the wind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Misspelling of too.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

conj

Meaning 4

In order to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: expressing purpose

Examples

  • I went to the shops to buy some bread.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of Toronto: the largest city in Ontario and in Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

name

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of Tocantins: a state of Brazil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

name

Meaning 7

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of time-out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Initialism of turnover.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Initialism of tournament organizer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

particle

Meaning 11

A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I want to leave.
  • He asked me what to do.
  • I have places to go and people to see.
  • To err is human.
  • Who am I to criticise? I've done worse things myself.
  • Precisely to get away from you was why I did what I did.
  • I need some more books to read and friends to go partying with.
  • Those to avoid death ended up being exiled.
  • He fled to India, never to return.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

particle

Meaning 12

As above, with the verb implied.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed."
  • If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

particle

Meaning 13

Used to indicate an obligation on the part of, or a directive given to, the subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You are to go to the store and buy a bottle of milk.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

particle

Meaning 14

A filler word common amongst urban Indians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, North, colloquial

Qualifier: mild intensifier

Examples

  • I am to so bored right now.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

prep

Meaning 15

In the direction of; towards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She looked to the heavens.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

prep

Meaning 16

Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We are walking to the shop.
  • The water came right to the top of this wall.
  • The coconut fell to the ground.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

prep

Meaning 17

Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I gave the book to him.
  • I spoke to him earlier.
  • He devoted himself to education.
  • They drank to his health.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

prep

Meaning 18

So as to contact, press against, impact, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I fixed the notice to the wall.
  • Put your shoulder to the door.
  • To clutch/clasp/hold/press one's hanky to one's mouth/nose/forehead.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

prep

Meaning 19

So as to become or reach: indicating a terminal state resulting from an action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • His face was beaten to a pulp.
  • I sang my baby to sleep.
  • Whisk the mixture to a smooth consistency.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

prep

Meaning 20

So as to bring about or elicit (an effect or outcome).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He made several bad-taste jokes to groans from the audience.
  • I tried complaining, but it was to no effect.
  • To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

prep

Meaning 21

Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

prep

Meaning 22

Indicating a degree or level reached.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It was to a large extent true.
  • We manufacture these parts to a very high tolerance.
  • This gauge is accurate to a second.
  • My car does 25 miles to the gallon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

prep

Meaning 23

Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
  • There's a lot of sense to what he says.
  • The name has a nice ring to it.
  • There are 100 pence to the pound.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

prep

Meaning 24

Denotes the end of a range.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

prep

Meaning 25

As a.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

prep

Meaning 26

Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • one to one = 1:1
  • ten to one = 10:1.
  • I have ten dollars to your four.
  • The odds on that horse are seven to two.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

27

prep

Meaning 27

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arithmetic

Examples

  • Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
  • Three to the power of two is nine.
  • Three to the second is nine.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

28

prep

Meaning 28

Preceding (the stated hour).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: time

Examples

  • What's the time? – It's quarter to four in the afternoon (or 3:45 pm).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: past

29

prep

Meaning 29

Preceding (the stated hour).

With implied hour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: time

Examples

  • It’s quarter to (3:45, or 4:45, or whatever time ending in 45 would make the most sense)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: past

30

prep

Meaning 30

According to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Our holiday did not go to plan.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

31

prep

Meaning 31

At.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Newfoundland, Wales

Qualifier: Cornwall (UK); West Midlands (UK); Cornwall (UK); West Midlands (UK)

Examples

  • Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
  • Where are you to?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

32

prep

Meaning 32

Used more-or-less idiomatically with various verbs: keep to the left, agree to the proposal, attend to the matter, etc. See the individual entries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

33

verb

Meaning 33

to organize a tournament, to be a TO

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • TOing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *doh1 Proto-Germanic *tō Proto-West Germanic *tō Old English tō Middle English to English to From 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.

Borrowed from Cantonese 杜 (dou6), 陶 (tou4), 塗/涂 (tou4), 屠 (tou4), etc.

Borrowed from Hindi तो (to).

Across languages

Translations

465 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: per — in order to
  • Chinese Mandarin: 为了 (wèile) — in order to
  • Cornish: rag — in order to
  • Czech: aby — in order to
  • Danish: for at — in order to
  • Dutch: om te — in order to
  • Finnish: jotta — in order to
  • Finnish: että — in order to
  • French: pour — in order to
  • French: afin de — in order to
  • German: um ... zu — in order to
  • Hebrew: כְּדֵי (kedéi) — in order to
  • Hungarian: hogy — in order to
  • Italian: per — in order to
  • Japanese: に (ni) — in order to
  • Latin: ut — in order to
  • Malay: untuk — in order to
  • Polish: żeby — in order to
  • Polish: aby — in order to
  • Polish: by — in order to
  • Portuguese: para — in order to
  • Romanian: ca să — in order to
  • Romanian: să — in order to
  • Russian: что́бы (štóby) — in order to
  • Spanish: para — in order to
  • Swedish: för att — in order to
  • Tamil: -கு (-ku) — in order to
  • Thai: เพื่อ (pʉ̂ʉa) — in order to
  • Ukrainian: по (po) — in order to
  • Ukrainian: у (u) — in order to
  • Vietnamese: để — in order to
  • Albanian: të — infinitive-marker
  • Albanian: për të — infinitive-marker
  • Arabic: أَنّ (ʔann) — infinitive-marker
  • Armenian: -ել (-el) — infinitive-marker
  • Armenian: -ալ (-al) — infinitive-marker
  • Assamese: -ইব (-ibo) — infinitive-marker
  • Assamese: -ইবলৈ (-iboloi) — infinitive-marker
  • Azerbaijani: -mək — infinitive-marker
  • Azerbaijani: -maq — infinitive-marker
  • Bengali: -তে (-te) — infinitive-marker
  • Bulgarian: да (da) — infinitive-marker
  • Catalan: -ar — infinitive-marker
  • Catalan: -er — infinitive-marker
  • Catalan: -r — infinitive-marker
  • Catalan: -re — infinitive-marker
  • Catalan: -ir — infinitive-marker
  • Cornish: -a — infinitive-marker
  • Czech: -t — infinitive-marker
  • Czech: -ti — infinitive-marker
  • Czech: -i — infinitive-marker
  • Danish: at — infinitive-marker
  • Dutch: te — infinitive-marker
  • Dutch: -en — infinitive-marker
  • Esperanto: -i — infinitive-marker
  • Faroese: at — infinitive-marker
  • Faroese: -a — infinitive-marker
  • French: -er — infinitive-marker
  • French: -re — infinitive-marker
  • French: -ir — infinitive-marker
  • Galician: -ar — infinitive-marker
  • Galician: -er — infinitive-marker
  • Galician: -or — infinitive-marker
  • Galician: -ir — infinitive-marker
  • German: zu — infinitive-marker
  • German: -en — infinitive-marker
  • Greek: να (na) — infinitive-marker
  • Hawaiian: e — infinitive-marker
  • Hebrew: ל־ (l-) — infinitive-marker
  • Hindi: -ना (-nā) — infinitive-marker
  • Hungarian: -ni — infinitive-marker
  • Icelandic: að — infinitive-marker
  • Icelandic: -a — infinitive-marker
  • Ido: -ar — infinitive-marker
  • Ido: -ir — infinitive-marker
  • Ido: -or — infinitive-marker
  • Irish: a — infinitive-marker
  • Italian: -are — infinitive-marker
  • Italian: -ere — infinitive-marker
  • Italian: -arre — infinitive-marker
  • Italian: -orre — infinitive-marker
  • Italian: -urre — infinitive-marker
  • Italian: -ire — infinitive-marker
  • Latin: -āre — infinitive-marker
  • Latin: -ēre — infinitive-marker
  • Latin: -ere — infinitive-marker
  • Latin: -īre — infinitive-marker
  • Limburgish: tö — infinitive-marker
  • Limburgish: -e — infinitive-marker
  • Macedonian: да (da) — infinitive-marker
  • Neapolitan: -à — infinitive-marker
  • Neapolitan: -e — infinitive-marker
  • Neapolitan: -è — infinitive-marker
  • Neapolitan: -ì — infinitive-marker
  • Nepali: -नु (-nu) — infinitive-marker
  • Norwegian Bokmål: å — infinitive-marker
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: å — infinitive-marker
  • Persian: ـدن (-dan) — infinitive-marker
  • Persian: ـتن (-tan) — infinitive-marker
  • Polish: -ać — infinitive-marker
  • Polish: -eć — infinitive-marker
  • Polish: -ić — infinitive-marker
  • Polish: -ć — infinitive-marker
  • Polish: -ąć — infinitive-marker
  • Polish: -c — infinitive-marker
  • Portuguese: -ar — infinitive-marker
  • Portuguese: -er — infinitive-marker
  • Portuguese: -or — infinitive-marker
  • Portuguese: -ir — infinitive-marker
  • Punjabi: -ਣਾ (-ṇā) — infinitive-marker
  • Romanian: a — infinitive-marker
  • Russian: -ать (-atʹ) — infinitive-marker
  • Russian: -ять (-jatʹ) — infinitive-marker
  • Russian: -еть (-etʹ) — infinitive-marker
  • Russian: -ить (-itʹ) — infinitive-marker
  • Russian: -ти (-ti) — infinitive-marker
  • Russian: -уть (-utʹ) — infinitive-marker
  • Russian: -чь (-čʹ) — infinitive-marker
  • Russian: -ть (-tʹ) — infinitive-marker
  • Scots: tae — infinitive-marker
  • Serbo-Croatian: -ti — infinitive-marker
  • Serbo-Croatian: -ći — infinitive-marker
  • Sicilian: -ari — infinitive-marker
  • Sicilian: -iri — infinitive-marker
  • Slovak: -ť — infinitive-marker
  • Slovene: -ti — infinitive-marker
  • Spanish: -ar — infinitive-marker
  • Spanish: -er — infinitive-marker
  • Spanish: -ir — infinitive-marker
  • Swahili: ku- — infinitive-marker
  • Swedish: att — infinitive-marker
  • Talysh: کی (ki) — infinitive-marker
  • Tamil: -அ (-a) — infinitive-marker
  • Turkish: -mek — infinitive-marker
  • Turkish: -mak — infinitive-marker
  • Ottoman Turkish: ـمک (-mek) — infinitive-marker
  • Ottoman Turkish: ـمق (-maq) — infinitive-marker
  • Ukrainian: -ати (-aty) — infinitive-marker
  • Ukrainian: -яти (-jaty) — infinitive-marker
  • Ukrainian: -ти (-ty) — infinitive-marker
  • Ukrainian: -іти (-ity) — infinitive-marker
  • Ukrainian: -ити (-yty) — infinitive-marker
  • Veps: -da — infinitive-marker
  • Volapük: -ön — infinitive-marker
  • Votic: first infinitive — infinitive-marker
  • Zulu: uku- — infinitive-marker
  • Spanish: que — particle used with infinitives
  • Arabic: لِ (li) — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Arabic: لِ (la-) — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Catalan: a — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Chinese Mandarin: 給 /给 (gěi) — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Dutch: aan — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Esperanto: al — used to indicate the indirect object
  • French: à — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Galician: a — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Hungarian: -nak — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Hungarian: -nek — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Irish: do — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Japanese: ...に (...-ni) — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Latin: ad — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Norwegian: til — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Norwegian Bokmål: til — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: til — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Persian: به (be) — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Portuguese: a — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Portuguese: para — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Scots: tae — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Scottish Gaelic: do — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Scottish Gaelic: gu — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Scottish Gaelic: ri — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Spanish: a — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Swedish: till — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Swedish: åt — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Tamil: -ஐ (-ai) — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Telugu: -కి (-ki) — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Telugu: -కు (-ku) — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Venetan: a — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Vietnamese: cho — used to indicate the indirect object
  • Albanian: në — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Arabic: إِلَى (ʔilā) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Arabic: عَلَى (ʕalā) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Arabic: لـ (le) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Armenian: դեպի (depi) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Assamese: -অলৈ (-oloi) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Bakhtiari: وه (ve) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Bashkir: ...-ға (...-ğa) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Bashkir: ...-гә (...-gə) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Bashkir: ...-ҡа (...-qa) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Bashkir: ...-кә (...-kə) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Burmese: ကို (kui) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Catalan: a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Catalan: cap a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Chinese Mandarin: 到 (dào) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Ndzwani Comorian: -ni — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Ngazidja Comorian: pvo — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Cornish: dhe — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Czech: k — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Czech: ke — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Czech: ku — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Czech: do — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Danish: til — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Dutch: naar — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Esperanto: al — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Faroese: til — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Finnish: suuntaan — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Finnish: päin — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Finnish: luokse — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Finnish: luo — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Finnish: tykö — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • French: à — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • French: au — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • French: en — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • West-Frisian: nei — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Galician: a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • German: zu — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • German: in — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌿 (du) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Greek: προς (pros) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Greek: σε (se) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Ancient Greek: εἰς (eis) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Ancient Greek: πρός (prós) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Hawaiian: i — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Hebrew: אל (el) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Hebrew: ל־ (le-) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Hindi: ... को (... ko) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Icelandic: til — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Ido: a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Ido: ad — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Indonesian: ke — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Indonesian: sampai — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Indonesian: hingga — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Indonesian: kepada — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Interlingua: a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Irish: chuig — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Irish: chun — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Irish: go dtí — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Irish: go — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Irish: ionsar — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Italian: a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Italian: ad — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Italian: in — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Italian: per — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Japanese: ...へ (...-e) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Japanese: ...まで — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Judeo-Italian: אַה — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Khmer: ដល់ (dɑl) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Korean: ...으로 — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Korean: ...에게 (...ege) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Latgalian: da — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Latvian: līdz — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Lithuanian: į — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Low German: to — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Low German: tau — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Middle Low German: to — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Middle Low German: tho — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Malay: ke — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Malay: kepada — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Maltese: lil — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Maltese: lejn — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Maltese: lill- — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Manchu: ᡩᡝ (de) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Māori: ki — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Mongolian: -д (-d) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Mongolian: руу (ruu) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Neapolitan: a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Norwegian Bokmål: til — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: til — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Nǀuu: ǁʻâa — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Occitan: cap a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Old Norse: til — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Persian: به (be) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Persian: پیش (piš) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Persian: زی (zi) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Polish: do — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Portuguese: a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Portuguese: para — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Romanian: la — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Romanian: către — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Romanian: spre — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Russian: на (na) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Russian: в (v) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Russian: к (k) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Scots: tae — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Scottish Gaelic: gu — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Slovak: do — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Slovak: k — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Slovak: ku — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Slovene: k — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Slovene: h — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Slovene: proti — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Slovene: v — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Lower Sorbian: do — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Spanish: a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Spanish: hacia — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Swahili: hadi — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Swahili: mpaka — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Swahili: kwenda — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Swedish: till — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Talysh: ور (var) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Tamil: -கு (-ku) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Tamil: -இல் (-il) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Telugu: -కి (-ki) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Telugu: -కు (-ku) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Thai: ยัง (yang) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Tok Pisin: long — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Turkish: -e — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Turkish: -a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Turkish: -ye — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Turkish: -ya — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Tuvan: -же (-je) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Tuvan: -че (-çe) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Ukrainian: на (na) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Ukrainian: в (v) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Ukrainian: до (do) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Urdu: ... کو (... kō) — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Venetan: a — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Vietnamese: đến — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Volapük: ad — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Volapük: lü — in the direction of, and arriving at
  • Bashkir: ...-ға (...-ğa) — target or recipient of an action
  • Bashkir: ...-гә (...-gə) — target or recipient of an action
  • Bashkir: ...-ҡа (...-qa) — target or recipient of an action
  • Bashkir: ...-кә (...-kə) — target or recipient of an action
  • Dutch: aan — target or recipient of an action
  • Finnish: -lle — target or recipient of an action
  • Finnish: kanssa — target or recipient of an action
  • French: à — target or recipient of an action
  • German: dem — target or recipient of an action
  • German: der — target or recipient of an action
  • German: den — target or recipient of an action
  • Judeo-Italian: אַה — target or recipient of an action
  • Portuguese: a — target or recipient of an action
  • Portuguese: para — target or recipient of an action
  • Spanish: a — target or recipient of an action
  • Tamil: -இடம் (-iṭam) — target or recipient of an action
  • Tamil: -ஆக (-āka) — target or recipient of an action
  • Finnish: -ksi — to indicate result of action
  • Hebrew: עַד — to indicate result of action
  • Tamil: -கு (-ku) — to indicate result of action
  • Tamil: வரை (varai) — to indicate result of action
  • Catalan: a — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Dutch: tegen — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Dutch: aan — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Dutch: met — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Finnish: -lle — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • French: à — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • French: au — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • French: envers — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • French: de — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • German: zu — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Greek: με (me) — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Hindi: से (se) — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Italian: a — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Latin: ad — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Maltese: għal — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Persian: بِه (be) — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Polish: do — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Portuguese: com — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Portuguese: a — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Romanian: cu — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Scots: tae — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Scottish Gaelic: ri — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Spanish: a — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Swedish: till — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Swedish: med — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Swedish: mot — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Tamil: -இடம் (-iṭam) — used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship
  • Bashkir: ...-ға (...-ğa) — end of range
  • Bashkir: ...-гә (...-gə) — end of range
  • Bashkir: ...-ҡа (...-qa) — end of range
  • Bashkir: ...-кә (...-kə) — end of range
  • Dutch: tot — end of range
  • Esperanto: ĝis — end of range
  • Finnish: -en — end of range
  • Finnish: -än — end of range
  • French: à — end of range
  • Hebrew: עַד — end of range
  • Indonesian: sampai — end of range
  • Latin: ad — end of range
  • Portuguese: a — end of range
  • Russian: до (do) — end of range
  • Swahili: mpaka — end of range
  • Swedish: till — end of range
  • Tamil: வரை (varai) — end of range
  • Bashkir: ...-ға (...-ğa) — used to indicate ratios
  • Bashkir: ...-гә (...-gə) — used to indicate ratios
  • Bashkir: ...-ҡа (...-qa) — used to indicate ratios
  • Bashkir: ...-кә (...-kə) — used to indicate ratios
  • Catalan: a — used to indicate ratios
  • Chinese Mandarin: 比 (bǐ) — used to indicate ratios
  • Czech: ku — used to indicate ratios
  • Danish: til — used to indicate ratios
  • Dutch: tegen — used to indicate ratios
  • French: contre — used to indicate ratios
  • German: zu — used to indicate ratios
  • Greek: προς (pros) — used to indicate ratios
  • Indonesian: banding — used to indicate ratios
  • Irish: in aghaidh — used to indicate ratios
  • Irish: i — used to indicate ratios
  • Italian: a — used to indicate ratios
  • Italian: per — used to indicate ratios
  • Japanese: に (ni) — used to indicate ratios
  • Japanese: へ (e) — used to indicate ratios
  • Latgalian: pret — used to indicate ratios
  • Latin: et — used to indicate ratios
  • Latvian: pret — used to indicate ratios
  • Malay: nisbah — used to indicate ratios
  • Polish: do — used to indicate ratios
  • Portuguese: a — used to indicate ratios
  • Romanian: la — used to indicate ratios
  • Russian: к (k) — used to indicate ratios
  • Scots: tae — used to indicate ratios
  • Scottish Gaelic: gu — used to indicate ratios
  • Slovak: k — used to indicate ratios
  • Slovene: proti — used to indicate ratios
  • Spanish: a — used to indicate ratios
  • Swedish: till — used to indicate ratios
  • Tamil: -கு (-ku) — used to indicate ratios
  • Telugu: -కి (-ki) — used to indicate ratios
  • Telugu: -కు (-ku) — used to indicate ratios
  • Ukrainian: до (do) — used to indicate ratios
  • Dutch: tot — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Finnish: potenssiin — used to indicated exponentiation
  • French: au — used to indicated exponentiation
  • French: à la — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Galician: á — used to indicated exponentiation
  • German: hoch — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Greek: στην (stin) — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Hebrew: ב־ (b-) — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Irish: i — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Italian: alla — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Italian: a — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Polish: do potęgi — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Portuguese: a — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Russian: в (v) — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Slovak: na — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Spanish: a — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Swedish: upphöjt till — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Tamil: -இருந்து (-iruntu) — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Ukrainian: в (v) — used to indicated exponentiation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 差 — time: preceding
  • Dutch: voor — time: preceding
  • Estonian: enne — time: preceding
  • Finnish: vaille — time: preceding
  • French: moins — time: preceding
  • Georgian: უკლია (uḳlia) — time: preceding
  • German: vor — time: preceding
  • Greek: παρά (pará) — time: preceding
  • Hindi: तक (tak) — time: preceding
  • Indonesian: kurang — time: preceding
  • Ingrian: vaijaa — time: preceding
  • Irish: chun — time: preceding
  • Irish: go dtí — time: preceding
  • Italian: a — time: preceding
  • Persian: به (mânde be) — time: preceding
  • Polish: za — time: preceding
  • Portuguese: para — time: preceding
  • Russian: без (bez) — time: preceding
  • Spanish: menos — time: preceding
  • Spanish: para — time: preceding
  • Swedish: i — time: preceding
  • Tamil: -ஆக (-āka) — time: preceding
  • Venetan: a — time: preceding
  • Venetan: avanti — time: preceding
  • Vietnamese: kém — time: preceding