to
Preceding infinitive verbs
Nearly every use of the preposition to involves the idea of movement, direction, or change.
The noun or noun phrase that comes after to tells you where things are after the movement or the change: We moved to Chicago; She tore the letter to pieces.
A person or thing that receives something, whether welcome or not, is usually indicated by to: I gave some flowers to my mother. He delivered a powerful punch to my stomach.
When referring to time, the noun after to represents the limit: five minutes to three.
To also conveys that the verb following is an infinitive: Who wants to watch the football game?
On behalf of
- givingTransferring to another
- sendingCausing to go
- addressedSpoke to formally
- deliverTransport to recipient
offer · present · dedicate · bequeath · donate · grant · assign · transfer
On behalf of
Up to when
- throughFrom start to finish
- extentRange or magnitude
- rangeExtent of variation
- degreeUnit of measurement
maximum · ceiling · cap · threshold · boundary · endpoint · as far as · stopping point
Onward in direction
outward · upward · downward · proceed · advance · bearing · course · bound
Firmly joined to
- fastenedJoined or held together
- connectedJoined to another
- joinedLinked or united
- linkedFastened to another
bound · stuck · adhered · coupled · secured · anchored · bonded · fitted
For each one
- againstIn opposition to
- versusIn opposition to
- comparedExamined for similarities
- proportionComparative relation of parts
odds · score · relative · correspondence · matching · conversion · exchange rate · equivalence
for
On behalf of
deliver · offer · present · dedicate · bequeath · donate · grant · assign · transfer · pass
for
On behalf of
until
Up to when
degree · maximum · ceiling · cap · threshold · boundary · endpoint · as far as · stopping point · cutoff
forward
Onward in direction
inward · outward · upward · downward · proceed · advance · bearing · course · bound · headed
affixed
Firmly joined to
linked · bound · stuck · adhered · coupled · secured · anchored · bonded · fitted · mounted
begin
To start something
try · attempt · decide · hope · plan · promise · agree · seem · appear · tend
per
For each one
proportion · odds · score · relative · correspondence · matching · conversion · exchange rate · equivalence · relationship
until
Up to when
countdown · approaching · nearing · remaining