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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
woo
1. v. To endeavor to gain someone's support.
2. v. (often of a man) To try to persuade someone to marry oneself; to solicit in love.
3. v. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
4. interj. (slang) Expressing joy or mirth; woohoo, yahoo.
"I got you a new cell phone." "Woo, that's great!".
5. adj. alt form, woo woo
6. n. alt form, woo woo
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
court
1. n. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
The girls were playing in the court.
2. n. (US, Australia) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
3. n. (social) Royal society.
4. n. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace.
The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
5. n. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state
The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
6. n. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
7. n. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.
8. n. (law) The administration of law.
9. n. The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
10. n. The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, le
The court started proceedings at 11 o'clock.
11. n. A tribunal established for the administration of justice.
12. n. The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
13. n. The session of a judicial assembly.
The court is now in session.
14. n. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
15. n. (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, volleyball and some other games; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.
The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
The shuttlecock landed outside the court.
16. v. To seek to achieve or win.
He was courting big new accounts that previous salesman had not attempted.
17. v. To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
He courted controversy with his frank speeches.
18. v. To try to win a commitment to marry from.
19. v. To engage in behavior leading to mating.
The bird was courting by making an elaborate dance.
20. v. To attempt to attract.
21. v. To attempt to gain alliance with.
22. v. (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win someone's affections.
She's had a few beaus come courting.
23. v. (intransitive) To engage in courtship behavior.
In this season, you can see many animals courting.
24. v. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.

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