to

/tə/

Middle English, from Old English tō; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until

preposition

  1. —used as a function word to indicate movement or an action or condition suggestive of movement toward a place, person, or thing reached

  2. —used as a function word to indicate direction

  3. —used as a function word to indicate contact or proximity

adverb

  1. —used as a function word to indicate direction toward

  2. close to the wind

  3. to a state of consciousness or awareness

the gale having gone over, we came to

abbreviation

  1. table of organization

  2. traditional orthography

  3. turnover