toとは 意味・定義・例文
Preposition 前置詞
1. toward
～に, ～の方向に
go to school
2. 〔to one’s knowledge〕 according to the information available to one
～の知る限り
To my knowledge, she has not come.
～へ, ～にまで
The astronauts went to the moon.
4. amounting to
～に達するほど
It comes to 50 kilograms.
5. on, against, or in contact with
～に
She was sitting next to her baby.
～まで
from beginning to end I can count from 1 to 100 in Arabic.
7. until
～まで
to the end of August
8. before
…前
It's 10 minutes to two.
9. into the state or condition of
～に, ～へ; ～になるまで; ～したことには
The traffic light changed from red to green. The window was broken to pieces. He was frozen to death. She put her baby to sleep.
10. compared with
～に比べて, ～に対して, ～よりも
I prefer winter to summer.
11. in proportion to
～対
The score was nine to eight.
12. per
～で, ～につき
There are about 100 people to the square kilometer in this region.
～のために
They went to his rescue.
14. concerning
～について
What do you say to that?
15. accompanied by
～に合わせて
She danced to the music.
～に合って
Dinner was not cooked to my taste.
17. used to indicate the indirect object to which the action is directed
～に, ～へ
She sent a letter to her parents.
18. used before a verb to form the infinitive(=the simple form of a verb)
(原形動詞の前で用いて不定詞を作る)
I'd like to go now.