"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-West Germanic *tō-, *tuʀ-, *twiʀ-, 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-, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*tō-}} Proto-West Germanic *tō-, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*twiz-|t=apart, in two}} Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“apart, in two”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*dwis-|t=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. 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
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, Pages using catfix, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 2 7 28 5 4 27 20 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 9 5 5 5 6 22 6 6 22 10 5 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 6 4 4 4 4 28 4 4 25 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 2 2 2 9 22 6 5 22 19 2 1 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 0 0 4 13 3 2 13 10 0 6 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 10 6 8 6 8 1
  3. Used in various ways to indicate temporality:
    During the suffixed time. Forming adverbs.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:during
  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
  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 incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, Pages using catfix, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 2 7 28 5 4 27 20 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 9 5 5 5 6 22 6 6 22 10 5 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 6 4 4 4 4 28 4 4 25 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 2 2 2 9 22 6 5 22 19 2 1 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 0 0 4 13 3 2 13 10 0 6 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 10 6 8 6 8 1
  6. Adding, additional in quantity. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-to--en-prefix-en:adding Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, Pages using catfix, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 2 7 28 5 4 27 20 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 9 5 5 5 6 22 6 6 22 10 5 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 6 4 4 4 4 28 4 4 25 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 2 2 2 9 22 6 5 22 19 2 1 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 0 0 4 13 3 2 13 10 0 6 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 10 6 8 6 8 1
  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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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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          "text": "to-draw",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          ],
          "text": "tofall",
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        },
        {
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          ],
          "text": "together",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Toward in direction or location."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Toward",
          "toward"
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      ],
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  ],
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}

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