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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
speak
     1. v. (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
           I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
           You're speaking too fast.
     2. v. (intransitive) To have a conversation.
           It's been ages since we've spoken.
     3. v. (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
           He spoke of it in his diary.
           Speak to me only with your eyes.
           Actions speak louder than words.
     4. v. (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
           This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.
     5. v. To be able to communicate in a language.
           He speaks Mandarin fluently.
     6. v. To utter.
           I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
     7. v. To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
     8. v. (informal, transitive, sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
           Sorry, I don't speak idiot.
           So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?
     9. v. (intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
     10. v. (transitive, archaic) To address; to accost; to speak to.
     11. n. language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
           Corporate speak; IT speak.
     12. n. Speach, conversation.
     13. n. (dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.
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.
protest
     1. v. (intransitive) To make a strong objection.
           How dare you, I protest!
           The public took to the streets to protest over the planned change to the law.
     2. v. To affirm (something).
           I protest my innocence.
           I do protest and declare …
     3. v. (transitive, chiefly North America) To object to.
           They protested the demolition of the school.
     4. v. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
     5. v. (legal, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a
     6. n. A formal objection, especially one by a group.
           They lodged a protest with the authorities.
     7. n. A collective gesture of disapproval: a demonstration.
           We held a protest in front of City Hall.
loudly
     1. adv. In a loud manner; at a high volume.
           He spoke loudly so that his brother could hear him from across the street.
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