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[tuːˌ tə] 1. prep1) ( usu) do +gento go to Germany — jechać (pojechać perf) do Niemiec
to count to ten — liczyć (policzyć perf) do dziesięciu
to the left/right — na lewo/prawo
2) ( with expressions of time) za +accto give sth to sb — dawać (dać perf) coś komuś
to talk to sb — rozmawiać (porozmawiać perf) z kimś
to be a danger to sb/sth — stanowić zagrożenie dla kogoś/czegoś
4) (purpose, result)to come to sb's aid — przychodzić (przyjść perf) komuś z pomocą
2. prep, with verbto sentence sb to death — skazywać (skazać perf) kogoś na śmierć
1) ( simple infinitive)2) ( with verb omitted)3) (purpose, result) żeby, (a)byI did it to help you — zrobiłem to, żeby or aby ci pomóc
he came to see you — przyszedł (, żeby) się z tobą zobaczyć
5) ( after adjective etc) żeby, (a)by3. advtoo old/young to … — za stary/młody, żeby +infin
to push/pull the door to — przymykać (przymknąć perf) drzwi
* * *1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) do, na2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) (aż) do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) do, z5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) do, na6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) od, do, w stosunku do8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) ku, na9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) ażeby, by10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) do zamknięcia2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)•
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Infinitive — In*fin i*tive, n. [L. infinitivus: cf. F. infinitif. See {Infinite}.] Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. [1913 Webster] {Infinitive mood} (Gram.), that form of the verb which merely names the action, and performs the office of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infinitive mood — Infinitive In*fin i*tive, n. [L. infinitivus: cf. F. infinitif. See {Infinite}.] Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. [1913 Webster] {Infinitive mood} (Gram.), that form of the verb which merely names the action, and performs the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infinitive — (n.) simple, uninflected form of a verb, 1510s (mid 15c. as an adjective), from L.L. infinitivus unlimited, indefinite, from L. infinitus (see INFINITE (Cf. infinite)). Indefinite because not having definite person or number … Etymology dictionary
infinitive — /ɪnˈfɪnətɪv / (say in finuhtiv) Grammar –noun 1. Also, bare infinitive. (in English) the simple form of the verb (come, take, eat) used after certain other verbs (I didn t eat), or this simple form preceded by to (the marked infinit …
infinitive — infinitively, adv. /in fin i tiv/, Gram. n. 1. a verb form found in many languages that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary verbs, and that names the action or state without specifying the subject, as French venir to come, Latin esse to … Universalium
infinitive — in•fin•i•tive [[t]ɪnˈfɪn ɪ tɪv[/t]] n. 1) gram. a nonfinite verb form, in many languages the simple or basic form of the verb, that names the action or state without specifying the subject and that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary… … From formal English to slang
infinitive — in·fin·i·tive || ɪn fɪnÉ™tɪv n. simple form of a verb which does not specify a subject (Grammar) adj. characterized by or containing an infinitive (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
cleft infinitive — Split infinitive Split infinitive (Gram.) A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also {cleft infinitive}. Note: The use of the split infinitive is commonly considered to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Split infinitive — (Gram.) A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also {cleft infinitive}. Note: The use of the split infinitive is commonly considered to be ungrammatical, but by most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
split infinitive — /splɪt ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/ (say split in finuhtiv) noun a simple infinitive with a word or words between the to and the verb, as to readily understand. Usage: The rule that one should avoid this (by saying readily to understand or to understand readily)… …
Split infinitive — A split infinitive is an English language grammatical construction in which a word or phrase, usually an adverb or adverbial phrase, comes between the marker to and the bare infinitive (uninflected) form of a verb. For example, a split infinitive … Wikipedia
