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intransitive
1. adj. (grammar, of a verb) not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object
The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often.".
2. adj. (rare) not transitive or passing further; kept; detained
And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. — Jeremy Taylor.
to
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
I don’t know how to say it.
I have places to go and people to see.
2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
I have to do laundry today.
4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
We are walking to the shop.
5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
He devoted himself to education.
They drank to his health.
6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
His face was beaten to a pulp.
7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
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); t
9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
one to one = 1:1
ten to one = 10:1.
I have ten dollars to your four.
10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
Three to the power of two is nine.
Three to the second is nine.
11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
I gave the book to him.
12. prep. (time) Preceding.
ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
There's a lot of sense to what he says.
14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Please push the door to.
16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
17. adv. misspelling of too
deliberately
1. adv. Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
He deliberately broke that, didn't he?
2. adv. Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.
After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.
withdraw
1. v. To pull (something) back, aside, or away.
2. v. (intransitive) To stop talking to, or interacting with, other people and start thinking thoughts that are not related to what is happening around.
3. v. To take back (a comment, etc).
to withdraw false charges
4. v. To remove, to stop providing (one's support, etc).
5. v. To extract (money from an account).
6. v. (intransitive) To retreat.
7. v. (intransitive) To be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc.
from
1. prep. With the source or provenance of or at.
This wine comes from France.
I got a letter from my brother.
2. prep. With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.
He had books piled from floor to ceiling.
He left yesterday from Chicago.
Face away from the wall!
3. prep. (mathematics, now uncommon) Denoting a subtraction operation.
20 from 31 leaves 11.
4. prep. With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
An umbrella protects from the sun.
He knows right from wrong.
worldly
1. adj. Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
2. adj. Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters.
3. adj. Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.
4. adv. In a worldly manner.
Things
1. n. plural of Thing
2. n. plural of thing
3. n. One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff
Have you brought all your things with you?
Get your hands off my things!
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of thing
thing
1. n. That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
2. n. A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
3. n. An individual object or distinct entity.
4. n. (informal) Something that is existent or generally recognised.
Bacon pie? Is that a thing?
5. n. legal
6. n. Whatever can be owned.
7. n. Corporeal object.
8. n. (somewhat dated) The latest fad or fashion.
What do you mean you don't twerk, Stacy? It's the latest thing!
9. n. (in the plural) Clothes, possessions or equipment.
Hold on, let me just grab my things.
10. n. (informal) A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.
get me a thing of apple juice at the store; I just ate a whole thing of jelly beans
11. n. (informal) A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.
The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.
12. n. (slang) A penis.
13. n. A living being or creature.
you poor thing; she's a funny old thing, but her heart's in the right place; I met a pretty blond thing at the bar
14. n. That which matters; the crux.
that's the thing: we don't know where he went; the thing is, I don't have any money
15. n. Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.
Oh yeah, I'm supposed to promote that vision thing.
16. n. (informal) That which is favoured; personal preference. (Used in possessive constructions.)
17. n. (chiefly historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
18. v. (rare) To express as a thing; to reify.

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