to

preposition (RECEIVING)

strong /tuː/ weak /tʊ/ /tu/ /tə/

/tə/

Definition

A2 used for showing who receives something or who experiences an action: I lent my bike to my brother. I told that to Glyn and he was horrified. Who's the letter addressed to? A2 With many verbs that have two objects, 'to' can be used before the indirect object: Give me that gun./Give that gun to me.

(Definition of to preposition (RECEIVING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)