Definitions
To - as an adverb
Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Example: "Please push the door to."
Into the wind.
To - as a preposition
Indicating destination: in the direction of, and arriving at.
Example: "We are walking to the shop."
Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
Example: "He devoted himself to education."
Used to indicate result of action.
Example: "His face was beaten to a pulp."
Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.
Example: "To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling."
Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
Example: "Similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., i was nice to him, he was cruel to her, i am used to walking."
Denotes the end of a range.
Example: "It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications."
As a.
Example: "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)."
Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
Example: "I have ten dollars to your four."
Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
Example: "Three squared or three to the second power is nine."
(time) preceding.
Example: "Ten to ten = 9:50; we're going to leave at ten to (the hour)."
Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
Example: "Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it."
At.
Example: "Stay where you're to and i'll come find you, b'y."
Word Game Points
TO has a SCRABBLE points total of 2.
TO has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 2.
TO has a WORDFEUD points total of 2.