Definiciones
1.SymbolISO 639-1 language code for Tongan.
2.ParticleA particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive."I want to leave.; He asked me what to do.; I have places to go and people to see.; To err is human.; Who am I to criticise? I've done worse things myself.; Precisely to get away from you was why I did what I did.; I need some more books to read and friends to go partying with.; Those to avoid death ended up being exiled."
3.ParticleAs 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."
4.ParticleUsed to indicate an obligation on the part of, or a directive given to, the subject."You are to go to the store and buy a bottle of milk."
5.ConjunctionIn order to."I went to the shops to buy some bread."
6.PrepositionIn the direction of; towards."She looked to the heavens."
7.PrepositionIndicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach."We are walking to the shop.; The water came right to the top of this wall.; The coconut fell to the ground."
8.PrepositionUsed to indicate the target or recipient of an action."I gave the book to him.; I spoke to him earlier.; He devoted himself to education.; They drank to his health."
9.PrepositionSo as to contact, press against, impact, etc."I fixed the notice to the wall.; Put your shoulder to the door.; To clutch/clasp/hold/press one's hanky to one's mouth/nose/forehead."
10.PrepositionSo as to become or reach: indicating a terminal state resulting from an action."His face was beaten to a pulp.; I sang my baby to sleep.; Whisk the mixture to a smooth consistency."
11.PrepositionSo as to bring about or elicit (an effect or outcome)."He made several bad-taste jokes to groans from the audience.; I tried complaining, but it was to no effect.; To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling."
12.PrepositionUsed 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."
13.PrepositionIndicating a degree or level reached."It was to a large extent true.; We manufacture these parts to a very high tolerance.; This gauge is accurate to a second.; My car does 25 miles to the gallon."
14.PrepositionUsed 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.; The name has a nice ring to it.; There are 100 pence to the pound."
15.PrepositionDenotes the end of a range."It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications."
16.PrepositionAs 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); took her to wife (took her as a wife); was sold to slave (was sold as a slave)."
17.PrepositionUsed to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against."one to one = 1:1; ten to one = 10:1.; I have ten dollars to your four.; The odds on that horse are seven to two."
18.PrepositionUsed 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."
19.PrepositionPreceding (the stated hour)."What's the time? – It's quarter to four in the afternoon (or 3:45 pm).; It’s quarter to (3:45, or 4:45, or whatever time ending in 45 would make the most sense)"
20.PrepositionWith implied hour."It’s quarter to (3:45, or 4:45, or whatever time ending in 45 would make the most sense)"
21.PrepositionAccording to."Our holiday did not go to plan."
22.PrepositionAt."Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.; Where are you to?"
23.PrepositionUsed more-or-less idiomatically with various verbs: keep to the left, agree to the proposal, attend to the matter, etc. See the individual entries.
24.AdverbToward a closed, touching, or engaging position."Please push the door to."
25.AdverbInto the wind.
26.AdverbMisspelling of too.
27.ParticleA filler word common amongst urban Indians."I am to so bored right now."