to
preposition, particle/tuː/CEFR A1দিকে, প্রতি; ক্রিয়ার আগে বসে (to go, to eat)
Meaning
Shows direction or a receiver, and marks the plain form of a verb.
Example sentences
- She went to the market.সে বাজারে গেল।
- I want to learn English.আমি ইংরেজি শিখতে চাই।
Common phrases with “to”
- look forward toঅপেক্ষায় থাকা
- used toআগে করতাম
- according toঅনুযায়ী
- due toকারণে
A common mistake
I look forward to meet you.→I look forward to meeting you.
Here to is a preposition, not the infinitive marker, so a noun or -ing form follows. The same is true after used to and object to.
Synonyms & antonyms
Antonyms: from
Similar words, and what each means
Other English words for “দিকে, প্রতি; ক্রিয়ার আগে বসে (to go, to eat)”
Opposite words
- from
থেকে
Showing the starting point of a place, time or origin.
Idioms using “to”
- From hand to mouth
দিন আনি দিন খাই
- To beat about the bush
কথা ঘুরিয়ে বলা
- To bell the cat
বিপদের ঝুঁকি নিজে নেওয়া
- To break the ice
আড়ষ্টতা ভাঙা
“to” elsewhere on EnglishBD
An idiom is a fixed expression whose meaning cannot be guessed from the individual words — for example, 'break the ice' means to start a conversation, not to break real ice.
Common English Idioms with Bangla Meaning →get over — It took me a week to get over the flu.
Phrasal Verbs with Get →'Take' forms many everyday phrasal verbs, from a plane that 'takes off' to a hobby you 'take up'.
Phrasal Verbs with Take →
Where this word is used
Related words
- towardদিকে, অভিমুখেsynonym
- untilপর্যন্ত, যতক্ষণ নাsynonym
- fromথেকেantonym
- titleশিরোনাম, উপাধিnearby
- titrationঅনুমাপন, টাইট্রেশনnearby
- to-doকরণীয় কাজ; হইচইnearby
- toadকুনো ব্যাঙ, ব্যাঙnearby
- todayআজsame level
- togetherএকসাথেsame level
- toiletশৌচাগার, বাথরুমsame level
- tomatoটমেটোsame level
- tomorrowআগামীকালsame level