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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
give
     1. v. (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
     2. v.          To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
                   I gave him my coat.
                   I gave my coat to the beggar.
                   When they asked, I gave my coat.
     3. v.          To make a present or gift of.
                   I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.
                   She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary.
                   He gives of his energies to the organization.
     4. v.          To pledge.
                   I gave him my word that I'd protect his children.
     5. v.          To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
                   I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class.
                   Please give me some more time.
     6. v.          To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in.
                   It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight.
                   The fence gave me an electric shock.
                   My mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief.
     7. v.          To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
                   I want to give you a kiss.
                   She gave him a hug.
                   I'd like to give the tire a kick.
                   I gave the boy a push on the swing.
                   She gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking.
     8. v.          To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like.
                   Give me your hand.
                   On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman.
     9. v.          To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
                   My boyfriend gave me chlamydia.
                   He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer.
     10. v. (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
           I give it ten minutes before he gives up.
           I give it a 95% chance of success.
           I'll give their marriage six months.
     11. v. (intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied.
     12. v. (intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.
           One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below.
     13. v. To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
           They're giving my favorite show!
     14. v. (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
           The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony.
     15. v. (transitive, dated) To provide a view of.
           His window gave the park.
     16. v. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
           The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
     17. v. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
     18. v. To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
     19. v. To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
           He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker.
     20. v. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
     21. v. To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
     22. v. (dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.
     23. v. (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
           The soldiers give themselves to plunder.
           That boy is given to fits of bad temper.
     24. v. (obsolete) To become soft or moist.
     25. v. (obsolete) To shed tears; to weep.
     26. v. (obsolete) To have a misgiving.
     27. v. To be going on, to be occurring
           What gives?
     28. n. The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.
           This chair doesn't have much give.
           There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs.
warning
     1. v. present participle of warn
     2. n. The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
     3. n. Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
           The boss gave him a warning that he would be fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.
     4. interj. Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
     warn
          1. v. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:
          2. v.          To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
                         We waved a flag to warn the oncoming traffic about the accident.
                         I phoned to warn him of the road closure.
          3. v.          To notify or inform (someone, about something).
                         I warned him he'd be getting a huge box of birthday presents from me.
          4. v.          To summon (someone) to or inform of a formal meeting or duty.
                         The sheriff warned her to appear in court.
          5. v.          (ambitransitive, of a clock, possibly, obsolete) To make a sound (e.g. clicking or whirring) indicating that it is about to strike or chime (an hour).
          6. v. To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour.
                He was warned against crossing the railway tracks at night.
                Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you.
          7. v. (chiefly with "off", "away", and similar words) To advise or order to go or stay away.
                A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.
          8. v. (intransitive) To give warning.
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
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