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Hyphenation for “to”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “to”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "to" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “to” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „to“ ⟶ „to“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "to"

to >> tə

Definition: [preposition] expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location).
Example: walking down to the shops

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Definition: [preposition] approaching or reaching (a particular condition).
Example: Christopher's expression changed from amazement to joy

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Definition: [preposition] identifying the person or thing affected by or receiving something.
Example: you were terribly unkind to her

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Definition: [preposition] identifying a particular relationship between one person and another.
Example: he is married to his cousin Emma

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Definition: [preposition] indicating that two things are attached or linked.
Example: he had left his dog tied to a drainpipe

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Definition: [preposition] concerning or likely to concern (something).
Example: a threat to world peace

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Definition: [preposition] used to introduce the second element in a comparison.
Example: the club's nothing to what it once was

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Definition: [preposition] placed before a debit entry in accounting.

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Definition: [infinitive marker] used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive.

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Definition: [infinitive marker] used without a verb following when the missing verb is clearly understood.
Example: he asked her to come but she said she didn't want to

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Definition: [adverb] so as to be closed or nearly closed.
Example: he pulled the door to behind him

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