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preposition

Noting motion towards a place; opposed to from, or placed after another word expressing motion towards. He is going to church.

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Noting motion towards a state or condition. He is going to a trade; he is rising to wealth and honor.

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Noting accord or adaptation; as an occupation suited to his taste; she has a husband to her mind.

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Noting address or compellation, or the direction of a discourse. These remarks were addressed to a large audience. To you, my noble lord of Westmoreland; . I pledge your grace.

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Noting attention or application. Go, buckle to the law. Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them. 7 Timothy 4:15.

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Noting addition. Add to your faith2 Peter 1:5. Wisdom he has, and to his wisdom70.

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Noting opposition. They engaged hand to hand. 70.

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Noting amount, rising to. They met us, to the number of three hundred.

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Noting proportion; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty seven. It is ten to one that you will offend by your officiousness.

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Noting possession or appropriation. We have a good seat; let us keep it to ourselves.

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Noting perception; as a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to the mind.

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Noting the subject of an affirmation. I have a king’s oath to the contrary.

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In comparison of. All that they did was piety to this.

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As far as. Few of the Esquimaux can count to ten.

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Noting intention. --Marks and points out each man of us to slaughter.

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After an adjective, noting the object; as deaf to the cries of distress; alive to the sufferings of the poor. He was attentive to the company or to the discourse.

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Noting obligation; as duty to God and to our parents.

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Noting enmity; as a dislike to spiritus liquors.

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Towards; as, she stretched her arms to heaven. 70.

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Noting effect or end. The prince was flattered to his ruin. He engaged in a war to this cost. Violent factions exist to the prejudice of the state. Numbers were crowded to death.