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Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Example: Please push the door to.

Definition: Into the wind.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Example: We are walking to the shop.

Definition: Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Example: He devoted himself to education.

Definition: Used to indicate result of action.

Example: His face was beaten to a pulp.

Definition: Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Example: To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.

Definition: Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Example: similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.

Definition: Denotes the end of a range.

Example: It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.

Definition: As a.

Example: With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   took her to wife (took her as a wife);   was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).

Definition: Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Example: I have ten dollars to your four.

Definition: Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Example: Three squared or three to the second power is nine.

Definition: (time) Preceding.

Example: ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).

Definition: Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Example: Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.

Definition: At.

Example: Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.

Phonetic: "/kwɪt/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To pay (a debt, fine etc.).

Definition: To repay (someone) for (something).

Definition: To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).

Definition: To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).

Definition: To carry through; to go through to the end.

Definition: To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

Definition: To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.

Definition: To abandon, renounce (a thing).

Definition: To leave (a place).

Definition: To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).

Example: After having to work overtime without being paid, I quit my job.

Definition: To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun).

Example: John is planning to quit smoking.

Definition: To close (an application).

Phonetic: "/kwɪt/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: (usually followed by of) Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.