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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
capture
1. n. An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
2. n. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
the capture of a lover's heart
3. n. Something that has been captured; a captive.
4. n. The recording or storage of something for later playback.
video capture
5. n. (computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
6. v. To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
7. v. To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
8. v. To reproduce convincingly.
His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.
9. v. To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
My pawn was captured.
He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
round
1. adj. (physical) Shape.
2. adj. Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.
3. adj. Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat.
4. adj. Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.
Our child's bed has round corners for safety.
5. adj. Plump.
6. adj. Complete, whole, not lacking.
The baker sold us a round dozen.
7. adj. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
One hundred is a nice round number.
8. adj. (linguistics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together.
9. adj. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
a round answer; a round oath
10. adj. Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
11. adj. Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
12. adj. Large in magnitude.
a round sum
13. adj. (authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
14. n. A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
15. n. A circular or repetitious route.
hospital rounds
The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon.
16. n. A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.
17. n. A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
18. n. A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.
19. n. A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
20. n. One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
21. n. (arts) A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
22. n. A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
23. n. (sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
24. n. (sports) A stage in a competition.
qualifying rounds of the championship
25. n. (sports) In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
26. n. (engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
27. n. A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.
All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices.
28. n. (butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.
29. n. (dated) A rung, as of a ladder.
30. n. A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
31. n. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
the round of the seasons; a round of pleasures
32. n. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
33. n. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
34. n. A circular dance.
35. n. Rotation, as in office; succession.
36. n. A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
37. n. An assembly; a group; a circle.
a round of politicians
38. n. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
39. n. (archaic) A vessel filled, as for drinking.
40. n. (nautical) A round-top.
41. n. A round of beef.
42. prep. (rare in US) alternative form of around
I look round the room quickly to make sure it's neat.
43. adv. alternative form of around
44. v. To shape something into a curve.
The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.
45. v. (intransitive) To become shaped into a curve.
46. v. (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.
47. v. (intransitive) To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred.
48. v. To turn past a boundary.
Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.
49. v. (intransitive) To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm.
50. v. (transitive, baseball) To advance to home plate.
And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones.
51. v. To go round, pass, go past.
52. v. To encircle; to encompass.
53. v. To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
54. v. (medicine, colloquial) To do ward rounds.
55. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
56. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To go or turn round; to wheel about.
57. v. (intransitive, archaic, or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
58. v. (transitive, archaic, or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.
59. n. (archaic, or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A whisper; whispering.
60. n. (archaic, or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Discourse; song.
up
1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely.
I will mix up the puzzle pieces.
Tear up the contract.
He really messed up.
Please type up our monthly report.
3. adv. To or from one's possession or consideration.
I picked up some milk on the way home.
The committee will take up your request.
She had to give up her driver's license after the accident.
4. adv. North.
I will go up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
5. adv. To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
Turn it up, I can barely hear it.
Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.
Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
6. adv. (rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
7. adv. (sailing) Against the wind or current.
8. adv. (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
9. adv. (cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
The bowler pitched the ball up.
10. adv. (hospitality, US) Without additional ice.
Would you like that drink up or on ice?
11. adv. (academia) Towards Cambridge or Oxford.
She's going up to read Classics this September.
12. adv. To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
I was up to my chin in water.
A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
13. adv. To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite.
Drink up. The pub is closing.
Can you sum up your research?
The comet burned up in the atmosphere.
I need to sew up the hole in this shirt.
14. adv. Aside, so as not to be in use.
to lay up riches; put up your weapons
15. prep. Toward the top of.
The cat went up the tree. They walk up the steps.
16. prep. Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
The information made its way up the chain of command to the general. I felt something crawling up my arm.
17. prep. Further along (in any direction).
Go up the street until you see the sign.
18. prep. From south to north of
19. prep. From the mouth towards the source (of a river or waterway).
20. prep. (vulgar slang) Of a man: having sex with.
Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
21. prep. (colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more remote from a central location).
22. adj. Awake.
I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
23. adj. Finished, to an end
Time is up!
24. adj. In a good mood.
I’m feeling up today.
25. adj. Willing; ready.
If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
26. adj. Next in a sequence.
Smith is up to bat.
27. adj. Happening; new.
What is up with that project at headquarters?
28. adj. Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
Put the notebook face up on the table.
Take a break and put your feet up.
29. adj. Larger; greater in quantity.
Sales are up from last quarter.
30. adj. Ahead; leading; winning.
The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
31. adj. Standing.
Get up and give her your seat.
32. adj. On a higher level.
The new ground is up.
33. adj. Available; made public.
The new notices are up as of last Tuesday.
34. adj. (poker, postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
AAKK = aces up
QQ33 = queens up
35. adj. Well-informed; current.
I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
36. adj. (computing) Functional; working.
Is the server back up?
37. adj. (anchor, Adj_railway)(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
The London train is on the up line.
38. adj. Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
39. adj. (bar tending) Chilled and strained into a stemmed glass.
A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
40. adj. (slang) Erect.
41. adj. (of the Sun or Moon) Above the horizon, in the sky (i.e. during daytime or night-time)
42. adj. (slang) well-known; renowned
43. n. The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
Up is a good way to go.
44. n. A positive thing.
I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
45. n. An upstairs room of a two story house.
She lives in a two-up two-down.
46. v. (transitive, colloquial) To increase or raise.
If we up the volume, we'll be able to make out the details.
We upped anchor and sailed away.
47. v. (transitive, colloquial) To promote.
It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
48. v. (intransitive) To act suddenly, usually with another verb.

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