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# to

«to» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To shows where something goes or who gets it: «go to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

preposition; part of a verb («to run»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To shows where something goes or who gets it: «go to school», «give it to Sam». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#m1)

2) To shows the end of a range: «from 5 to 9», «from Monday to Friday». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#m2)

3) To comes before a verb: «I want to play». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#m3)

4) To is used in telling the time: «ten to six» means 10 minutes before six. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#m4)

5) To compares numbers in a ratio or a score: «3 to 2». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#m5)

6) (casual) «to» joins with verbs in quick speech: «gonna» (going to), «wanna» (want to), «hafta» (have to), «gotta» (got to); texts write «2» for «to». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#m6)

7) (formal) Exams say «in order to», «with a view to», «pursuant to», «in respect of» and «transfer to». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#m7)

8) To can show what something results in: «the storm led to flooding». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#m8)

### sense in the lessons

who receives in giving; the end of a count or a time; «ten to six» is a time; phrases: «give to», «from … to …», «next to», «up to», «add to», «to and fro»; in casual talk «gonna», «wanna», «gotta», «c u 2nite»; in rough talk «go to your room», «talk to the hand»; in the exam voice «in order to», «transferred to», «up to and including», «in the ratio 3 to 2»

### examples

- And from the wilderness to Mattanah; (Torah NUM.21.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x1)
- And they shall hearken to thy voice. (Torah EXO.3.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x2)
- one he-goat, to make atonement for you. (Torah NUM.28.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x3)
- Is it not wheat harvest to-day? (Prophets 1SA.12.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x4)
- And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying: (Prophets 1KI.5.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x5)
- Hath God forgotten to be gracious? (Writings PSA.77.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x6)
- Anna gives 7 shells to a friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x7)
- Count from 5 to 9. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x8)
- We walk to school every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x9)
- I want to learn to swim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x10)
- It is ten to six, so dinner is soon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x11)
- Add 4 to 6 to get 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x12)
- The shop is open from 9 to 5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x13)
- We won 3 to 2! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x14)
- I'm gonna give 3 to my brother, wanna come? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x15)
- Go to your room and don't come out till you've done the 10 sums. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x16)
- Seven shells are transferred to a second party. Ascertain the quantity retained, given an initial holding of 15. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x17)
- Count up to and including 20. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x18)
- False confidence often leads to disaster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/#x19)

### note

«A gives N to B»: A has N fewer, B has N more. Trap: «from 5 to 9» counts 5 numbers, not 4. Trap: «to», «too» (also, very) and «two» (2) sound the same; in texts «2» may mean «to» or «too», not the number. «up to and including 20» counts 20 too. «in order to» means just «to».

### In the corpora

- [and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.16/)
- [And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.18/)
- [And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.43/)
- [And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.49/)
- [Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.79/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «to» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/to/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.