Betekenis van to In het Nederlands

• 0 used before a verb to show that it is in the infinitive

  • She agreed to help.

  • I'll have to tell him.

  • Sadly, she didn't live to see her grandchildren.

  • I need to eat something first.

  • I'd love to live in New York.

  • That child ought to be in bed.

  • "Are you going tonight?" "I'm certainly hoping to."

  • He told me to wait.

  • Did anyone ask Daniel to reserve the room?

  • It's not likely to happen.

  • Three months is too long to wait.

  • She's not strong enough to go hiking up mountains.

  • He has this enviable ability to ignore everything that's unpleasant in life.

  • This will be my second attempt to make flaky pastry.

  • To go overseas on your own is very brave.

  • My plan was to get it all arranged before I told anyone.

  • I don't know what to do.

  • Can you tell me how to get there?

  • I'm going there to see my sister.

  • This tool is used to make holes in leather.

  • To make this cake, you'll need two eggs, 175 grams of sugar, and 175 grams of flour.

  • He works to get paid, not because he enjoys it.

  • To be honest (= speaking honestly), Becky, I like thegrey shirt better.

  • To tell you the truth, I never really liked the man.

  • There's an awful lot of work to be done.

  • Do we have enough paint to be going on with, or should I get some more while I'm out?

• 1 in the direction of:

  • We're going to town on the bus, okay?

  • We went to Prague last year.

  • I asked someone the way to the town centre.

  • You can walk from here to the school in under ten minutes.

  • I asked Kirsten and Kai to dinner (= invited them to come and eat dinner with me) next week.

  • We received another invitation to a wedding this morning.

  • I had my back to them, so I couldn't see what they were doing.

  • She walked over to the window.

  • He went up to a complete stranger and started talking.

  • UK You've got your sweater on back to front (= with the back of the sweater on the chest).

• 2 used for showing who receives something or who experiences an action:

  • I lent my bike to my brother.

  • I told that to Alex and he just laughed.

  • Who's the letter addressed to?

  • Give me that gun./Give that gun to me.

• 3 until a particular time, state, or level is reached:

  • It's only two weeks to Christmas.

  • Unemployment has risen to almost eight million.

  • He drank himself to death.

  • She nursed me back to health.

  • It's twenty to six.

• 4 used to suggest an extreme state:

  • Look at your shirt - it's torn to shreds!

  • She was thrilled to bits.

  • I was bored to tears.

• 5 in connection with:

  • What was their response to your query?

  • She was so mean to me.

  • There's a funny side to everything.

  • The paper was stuck to the wall with tape.

  • A fast rail service connects us to the city.

• 6 used before an infinitive, usually with 'be', to indicate a future action:

  • The government announced today that it is to cut funding for the arts for next year.

  • You're not to (= you must not) bite your nails like that.

  • Russia to send troops in.

• 7 causing a particular feeling in a particular person:

  • That's when I found out, to my amazement, that she was coming here.

• 8 considered by:

  • I realize it may sound strange to you.

  • I mean, £50 is nothing to him (= he would not consider it a large amount).

  • informal "I hear you've been going out with Ella." "Yeah, so? What's it to you?" (= It should not interest you, and you have no right to ask about it.)

• 9 serving:

  • As a personal trainer to the rich and famous, he earns over a million dollars a year.

• 10 against or very near:

  • Stand back to back.

  • They were dancing cheek to cheek.

• 11 matching or belonging to:

  • My dad gave me the keys to his car.

  • I've lost the trousers to this jacket.

  • She has a mean side to her.

  • There is a very moral tone to this book.

• 12 used to show the position of something or someone in comparison with something or someone else:

  • John's standing to the left of Adrian in the photo.

  • The Yorkshire Dales are twenty miles to the north of the city.

• 13 in honour or memory of:

  • I proposed a toast to the bride and the groom.

  • The record is dedicated to her mother, who died recently.

• 14 for each:

  • How many dollars are there to the pound?

  • This car does about 40 miles to the gallon.

  • When we go swimming together I do six lengths to her twelve.

• 15 used in phrases that show a range:

  • There were probably 30 to 35 (= a number between 30 and 35) people there.

• 16 at the same time as music or other sound:

  • I like exercising to music.

  • He left the stage to the sound of booing.

• 17 relating to a positive reaction or result:

  • When the pasta is done to your liking, drain the water.

  • I think being at the meeting would be to your advantage.

• 18 compared with:

  • She's earning a reasonable wage, but nothing to what she could if she was in the private sector.

  • Paul beat me by three games to two (= he won three and I won two).

  • He was old enough to be her father - she looked about 30 to his 60.

• 19 into a closed position:

  • I'll just push the door to.

• 20 used before a verb showing that it is in the infinitive:

  • She agreed to help.

  • I asked her to finish by Friday.

  • I need to eat something.

  • I’d love to visit New York.

  • I want to go now.

  • It’s not likely to happen.

  • I was afraid to tell her.

  • He has the ability to do two things at once.

  • To be honest (= Speaking honestly), I prefer the gray skirt.

  • Is it possible to have tea instead?

  • You’re not to go there by yourself.

  • I don’t know what to do.

  • Can you tell me how to get there?

  • I was close enough to touch him.

• 21 used instead of a verb clause when answering questions:

  • "Would you like to go to the movies tonight?" "Yes, I’d love to."

• 22 for the purpose of doing something:

  • I asked Helen out to dinner.

• 23 in the direction of or as far as:

  • We went to Montreal last year.

  • I’m going to the bank.

  • We were in mud up to our ankles.

  • We came face to face in the elevator.

  • The Rocky Mountains are to the west of the Great Plains.

  • Can you tie the dog’s leash to the fence?

• 24 used in phrases that show a range of things or a distance between places:

  • There must have been 30 to 35 people there.

  • We got two to three inches of snow at home.

  • Read pages 10 to 25.

  • It’s two to three hundred miles from Boston to Washington.

• 25 used for showing who receives something or who experiences an action:

  • I told that story to Glen.

  • Who’s the letter addressed to?

• 26 in connection with:

  • They exercise to music.

  • What was their response to that news?

• 27 compared with:

  • Paul beat me three games to two.

  • I scored 80 to Talia’s 90.

• 28 until a particular time, state, or condition is reached:

  • It’s only two weeks to your birthday.

  • We’re open daily from 2 to 6 p.m.

  • My shirt was torn to shreds.

  • It’s twenty to six.

• 29 causing a particular feeling or effect in someone:

  • To my great relief, she decided against going.

• 30 considered by:

  • Does this make any sense to you?

  • Fifty dollars is very little to him.

• 31 matching or belonging to:

  • the top to a bottle

  • the keys to my apartment

  • There is a funny side to everything.

• 32 for each of; per:

  • This car gets about 30 miles to the gallon.