{
    "term": "to",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in the direction of something; towards something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I walked to the office."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It fell to the ground."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was on the way to the station."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's going to Paris."
                },
                {
                    "text": "my first visit to Africa"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pointed to something on the opposite bank."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her childhood was spent travelling from place to place."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "as far as something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The meadows lead down to the river."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her hair fell to her waist."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "located in the direction mentioned from something",
            "sensetop": "to the something (of something)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Place the cursor to the left of the first word."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are mountains to the north."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to show the person or thing that receives something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He gave it to his sister."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll explain to you where everything goes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am deeply grateful to my parents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who did she address the letter to?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "To whom did she address the letter?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used to show the end or limit of a range or period of time",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a drop in profits from $105 million to around $75 million"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd say he was 25 to 30 years old *(= approximately 25 or 30 years old)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I like all kinds of music from opera to reggae."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We only work from Monday to Friday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I watched the programme from beginning to end."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "before the start of something",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How long is it to lunch?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's five to ten *(= five minutes before ten o'clock)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "reaching a particular state",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The vegetables were cooked to perfection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He tore the letter to pieces."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sang the baby to sleep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The letter reduced her to tears *(= made her cry)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His expression changed from amazement to joy."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "used to show the person or thing that is affected by an action",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She is devoted to her family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What have you done to your hair?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "used to show that two things are attached or connected",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Attach this rope to the front of the car."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "used to show a relationship between one person or thing and another",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's married to an Italian."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Japanese ambassador to France"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the key to the door"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the solution to this problem"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "directed towards; in connection with",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was a threat to world peace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a reference to her recent book."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "used to introduce the second part of a comparison or ratio",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I prefer walking to climbing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The industry today is nothing to what it once was."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We won by six goals to three."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "used to show a quantity or rate",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This car does 30 miles to the gallon."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "in honour of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a monument to the soldiers who died in the war"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's drink to Julia and her new job."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 15,
            "definition": "used to show somebody’s attitude or reaction to something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His music isn't really to my taste."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To her astonishment, he smiled."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 16,
            "definition": "used to show what somebody’s opinion or feeling about something is",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It sounded like crying to me."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 17,
            "definition": "while something else is happening or being done",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He left the stage to prolonged applause."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 18,
            "definition": "used after verbs of movement to mean ‘with the intention of giving something’",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "People rushed to her rescue and picked her up."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tə//tu//tuː/",
                "audio": "to/to/to__gb_7.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tə//tu//tuː/",
                "audio": "to/to/to__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English tō (adverb and preposition), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch toe and German zu."
}