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  • An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, under all, adv.

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  • prefix rare Particle ocurring in various words meaning to, toward, at, or on (this).

Etymologies

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From Middle English to ("to"), from Old English  ("to"). More at to.

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From Middle English, from Old English tō-, te- ("apart, away"), from Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“apart, in two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dis- (“apart, asunder”), *dwis- (“two-ways, in twain”). Cognate with Dutch toe-, te-, German zu-, zer-, Latin dis- ("apart"). More at dis-.

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Examples

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  • Do we know, for example, if we side with them, that in fact they will turn out to be our allies or friends or at least willing to-

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  • A problem arises when retirement assets are cashed out and used to pay ordinary day- to- day expenses or to purchase unnecessary luxury items.

    Laurie Giles: After the Dust Settles, Living Legally and Financially Happily Ever After Laurie Giles 2011

  • The budget is likely to lift taxes levied at factory gates by two percentage points, taking back some of the four- to- eight percentage point cuts it made in 2008-2009.

    India's Budget Looks to Cut Deficit Abhrajit Gangopadhyay 2011

  • A problem arises when retirement assets are cashed out and used to pay ordinary day- to- day expenses or to purchase unnecessary luxury items.

    Laurie Giles: After the Dust Settles, Living Legally and Financially Happily Ever After Laurie Giles 2011

  • Buzzy Jackson launches herself with verve and enthusiasm into the arcane but friendly and increasingly democratic world of genealogy and genealogists, about which she knew next- to- nothing at the outset.

    Shaking the Family Tree Buzzy Jackson 2010

  • Buzzy Jackson launches herself with verve and enthusiasm into the arcane but friendly and increasingly democratic world of genealogy and genealogists, about which she knew next- to- nothing at the outset.

    Shaking the Family Tree Buzzy Jackson 2010

  • The acting is absolutely top notch throughout, as Steiger, Cobb, Marie Saint and Karl Malden as a local priest all perform at-or close to- Brando's level.

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  • The bucket represents your time and the rocks, pebbles, and sand represent the universe of things we have on our to- do list.

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