"to-" meaning in English

See to- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English to-, from Old English tō-, te- (“apart, away”), from Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“apart, in two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwis- (“two-ways, in twain”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|to-}} Middle English to-, {{inh|en|ang|tō-}} Old English tō-, {{m|ang|te-||apart, away}} te- (“apart, away”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*twiz-||apart, in two}} Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“apart, in two”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*dwis-||two-ways, in twain}} Proto-Indo-European *dwis- (“two-ways, in twain”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} to-, {{en-prefix}} to-
  1. (no longer productive) apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity.
    (no longer productive) Parting: forming verbs that involve cleaving, breaking, or sundering.
    Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:parting
  2. (no longer productive) apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity.
    (no longer productive) To do excessively.
    Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:excessively
  3. (no longer productive) apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity.
    (no longer productive) Completely.
    Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:completely
  4. (no longer productive) apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity.
    (no longer productive) Moving.
    Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:moving
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: all to

Prefix

Etymology: From to. Etymology templates: {{m|en|to#Preposition|to}} to Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} to-, {{en-prefix}} to-
  1. Used in various ways to indicate temporality:
    Current, the current form of the suffixed time. Forming nouns.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:current Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 4 4 4 18 9 17 15 18 3 2 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 3 3 6 15 8 16 15 20 4 4 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 7 2 2 4 17 8 17 16 20 3 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 3 3 4 17 7 18 16 19 3 3
  2. Used in various ways to indicate temporality:
    On (this) time, which is a fixed point in time. Forming adverbs.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:then
  3. Used in various ways to indicate temporality:
    During the suffixed time. Forming adverbs.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:during Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 4 4 4 18 9 17 15 18 3 2 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 3 3 6 15 8 16 15 20 4 4 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 7 2 2 4 17 8 17 16 20 3 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 3 3 4 17 7 18 16 19 3 3
  4. Used in various ways to indicate temporality:
    Of, as characteristic of the suffixed time period. Forming adverbs and adjectives.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:of Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 4 4 4 18 9 17 15 18 3 2 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 3 3 6 15 8 16 15 20 4 4 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 7 2 2 4 17 8 17 16 20 3 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 3 3 4 17 7 18 16 19 3 3
  5. Used in various ways to indicate temporality:
    At, at the suffixed time. Forming an unfixed point in time, rather than a duration.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:at Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 4 4 4 18 9 17 15 18 3 2 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 3 3 6 15 8 16 15 20 4 4 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 7 2 2 4 17 8 17 16 20 3 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 3 3 4 17 7 18 16 19 3 3
  6. Adding, additional in quantity. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:adding
  7. Toward in direction or location. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:toward
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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