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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
view
1. n. (physical) Visual perception.
2. n. The act of seeing or looking at something.
He changed seat to get a complete view of the stage.
3. n. (Internet) A pageview.
4. n. The range of vision.
If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view.
5. n. Something to look at, such as scenery.
My flat has a view of a junkyard.
the view from a window
6. n. (obsolete) Appearance; show; aspect.
7. n. A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
a fine view of Lake George
8. n. (psychological) Opinion, judgement, imagination.
9. n. A mental image.
I need more information to get a better view of the situation.
10. n. A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
Your view on evolution is based on religion, not on scientific findings.
11. n. A point of view.
From my view that is a stupid proposition.
12. n. An intention or prospect.
He smuggled a knife into prison with a view to using it as a weapon.
13. n. (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
14. n. (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
15. v. To look at.
The video was viewed by millions of people.
16. v. To regard in a stated way.
I view it as a serious breach of trust.
and
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but.
6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that.
16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though.
17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
examine
1. v. to observe or inspect carefully or critically
He examined the crime scene for clues.
She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
2. v. to check the health or condition of something or someone
The doctor examined the patient.
3. v. to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
4. v. to interrogate
The witness was examined under oath.
officially
1. adv. In an official manner

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