to in English: Shows direction or a target

Translation

Shows direction or a target, and also goes before a verb to make its basic form (the infinitive).

Examples

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"To" points to the place where you are heading.

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Here "to" comes before the verb "learn" to make its basic form.

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"To" shows who receives the book.

from

Shows where something starts, or where a person or thing comes from.

at

Shows an exact place or an exact time.

in

Shows that something is inside a place, time, or situation.

for

Shows who or what something is meant to help, or the reason or length of time for something.

into

Moving to the inside of a place or thing.

towards

In the direction of someone or something. American English usually writes toward, with no s.

by

Shows who does an action, how something is done, or that something is very close.

with

Shows that people or things are together, or names the tool used to do something.

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