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 | |
cover |
1. n. A lid. | |
2. n. Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view. | |
We didn't see John because he had taken cover behind the wing chair. | |
3. n. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc. | |
4. n. The top sheet of a bed. | |
5. n. A cloth, usually fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa to protect it from dust, rain, etc. when not in use. | |
6. n. A cover charge. | |
There's a $15 cover tonight. | |
7. n. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner. | |
We need to set another cover for the Smith party. | |
8. n. (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song. | |
9. n. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position. | |
10. n. (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set. | |
The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers. | |
11. n. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc. | |
12. n. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire. | |
13. n. (legal) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the good | |
14. n. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract. | |
15. n. (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story | |
16. n. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above. | |
17. n. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve. | |
18. n. (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete. | |
19. adj. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine. | |
20. adj. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions. | |
21. v. To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect. | |
He covered the baby with a blanket. | |
When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium. | |
22. v. To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect. | |
The blanket covered the baby. | |
23. v. To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal. | |
Regular hexagons can cover the plane. | |
24. v. To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal. | |
You can cover the plane with regular hexagons. | |
25. v. To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself). | |
The heroic soldier covered himself with glory. | |
26. v. (of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of. | |
The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy. | |
27. v. To deal with or include someone or something. | |
28. v. To be enough money for. | |
We've earned enough to cover most of our costs. | |
Ten dollars should cover lunch. | |
29. v. (intransitive) To act as a replacement. | |
I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me? | |
30. v. To have as an assignment or responsibility. | |
Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead. | |
He is our salesman covering companies with headquarters in the northern provinces. | |
31. v. (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist). | |
32. v. (military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to rem | |
33. v. To provide insurance coverage for. | |
Does my policy cover accidental loss? | |
34. v. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses). | |
I would like to have my bitch covered next spring. | |
The stallion has not covered the mare yet. | |
35. v. (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square). | |
In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered. | |
36. v. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area. | |
37. v. (sports) To defend a particular player or area. | |
with |
1. prep. Against. | |
He picked a fight with the class bully. | |
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to. | |
He went with his friends. | |
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to. | |
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar. | |
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence. | |
5. prep. In support of. | |
We are with you all the way. | |
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by. | |
slain with robbers | |
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of. | |
cut with a knife | |
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on. | |
9. prep. Having, owning. | |
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc. | |
Do you want to come with? | |
11. adv. --> | |
12. n. alternative form of withe | |
verdure |
1. n. The greenness of lush or growing vegetation; also: the vegetation itself. | |
2. n. (hence) A condition of health and vigour. | |
3. v. To cover with verdure. | |