<p><strong>Preposition</strong></p><ul><li>(used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached, as opposed to from): They came to the house.</li><li>(used for expressing direction or motion or direction toward something): in the direction of; toward: from north to south.</li><li>(used for expressing limit of movement or extension): He grew to six feet.</li><li>(used for expressing contact or contiguity): on; against; beside; upon: a right uppercut to the jaw; Apply varnish to the surface.</li><li>(used for expressing a point of limit in time): before; until: to this day; It is ten minutes to six. We work from nine to five.</li><li>(used for expressing aim, purpose, or intention): going to the rescue.</li><li>(used for expressing destination or appointed end): sentenced to jail.</li><li>(used for expressing agency, result, or consequence): to my dismay; The flowers opened to the sun.</li><li>(used for expressing a resulting state or condition): He tore it to pieces.</li><li>(used for expressing the object of inclination or desire): They drank to her health.</li><li>(used for expressing the object of a right or claim): claimants to an estate.</li><li>(used for expressing limit in degree, condition, or amount): wet to the skin; goods amounting to $1000; Tomorrow's high will be 75 to 80°.</li><li>(used for expressing addition or accompaniment): with: He added insult to injury. They danced to the music. Where is the top to this box?</li><li>(used for expressing attachment or adherence): She held to her opinion.</li><li>(used for expressing comparison or opposition): inferior to last year's crop; The score is eight to seven.</li><li>(used for expressing agreement or accordance): according to; by: a position to one's liking; to the best of my knowledge.</li><li>(used for expressing reference, reaction, or relation): What will he say to this?</li><li>(used for expressing a relative position): parallel to the roof.</li><li>(used for expressing a proportion of number or quantity): in; making up: 12 to the dozen; 20 miles to the gallon.</li><li>(used for indicating the indirect object of a verb, for connecting a verb with its complement, or for indicating or limiting the application of an adjective, noun, or pronoun): Give it to me. I refer to your work.</li><li>(used as the ordinary sign or accompaniment of the infinitive, as in expressing motion, direction, or purpose, in ordinary uses with a substantive object.) Mathematics. raised to the power indicated: Three to the fourth is 81 (34 = 81).</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>toward a point, person, place, or thing, implied or understood.</li><li>toward a contact point or closed position: Pull the door to.</li><li>toward a matter, action, or work: We turned to with a will.</li><li>into a state of consciousness; out of unconsciousness: after he came to.</li></ul>