Английские слова, начинающиеся на to

preposition

Expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location).

Примеры использования:

Walking down to the shops

adverb

So as to be closed or nearly closed.

Примеры использования:

He pulled the door to behind him

infinitive particle

Used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive.

Примеры использования:

I set out to buy food

collocation

In some way, but not completely

Примеры использования:

We all have to rely on other people to a certain extent., technology can improve the situation to a…

collocation

In some way, but not completely

Примеры использования:

We all have to rely on other people to a certain extent., technology can improve the situation to a…

idiom

Partly

Примеры использования:

To some degree i think that's right, but there are other factors which affect the situation.

idiom

More than is necessary

Примеры использования:

Keri is generous to a fault.

idiom

Every person in a group

Примеры использования:

There were 400 people at the meeting and they all, to a man, voted for the motion.

idiom

To not be as good as the person or thing mentioned

Примеры использования:

Her latest book is readable enough, but it can't hold a candle to her earlier work.

collocation

To go somewhere with someone

Примеры использования:

Would you like me to accompany you to your room?, he accompanied her to the door and closed it care…

verb

To have a strong affection for someone, which can be combined with a strong romantic attraction

Примеры использования:

Susan loved her brother dearly., "i love you and want to marry you, emily," he said., [ t ] my kids…

phrase

Judging from what can be seen

Примеры использования:

To all appearances their marriage is fine, but i think she gives him a bad time in private., from a…

idiom

In all the most important ways

Примеры использования:

For all intents and purposes, the project is completed.

adverb

In one direction and then in the opposite direction

Примеры использования:

Outside my door i could hear people walking to and fro.

verb

To take action to help someone or support something

Примеры использования:

[ t ] the company said it would assist workers in finding new jobs., [ i ] no one knew where my gra…

idiom

Used to mean that it is easy to understand what you could have done to prevent something bad from happening after it has happened

Примеры использования:

In retrospect, we should have insisted on checking his calculations, but it's easy to be wise after…

phrase

Normal and what usually happens

Примеры использования:

All parents of small children get tired. it's to be expected., if they cut funding to the schools, …

idiom

It is not yet certain

Примеры использования:

It remains to be seen who will win.

idiom

Certainly

Примеры использования:

This is not his best book, to be sure, but it is still worth reading.

idiom

Before now

phrase

At first.

Примеры использования:

To begin with i always rested.

phrase

Into small pieces

Примеры использования:

The car was blown to bits., it just fell to bits in my hands., i failed to catch the dish as it fel…

phrase

To be the reason for something bad that happens

Примеры использования:

The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage., a recent opinion piece suggests childre…

noun

A mixture of different things or styles

Примеры использования:

A rich blend of the finest coffee beans, their music is a blend of jazz and african rhythms.

verb

To mix or combine things together, or to mix or combine with something else, to make one substance

Примеры использования:

In a separate bowl, blend the egg and cream., stir until the flour is blended into the butter., emu…

phrasal verb

To prevent someone or something from moving on or progressing

Примеры использования:

He's a big-picture leader and doesn't get bogged down in the details.

idiom

Also or in addition

Примеры использования:

She gets motion sickness, and she’s afraid of flying to boot.

phrasal verb

To improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten

Примеры использования:

You’d better brush up on your french before going to paris.

noun

A group of people who travel together to work or school in a car, usually taking turns to drive

Примеры использования:

We organized a carpool to make getting to work easier and more efficient., the chairman isn't given…