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to

preposition (CONNECTION)
 
 
strong /tuː/ weak // /tu/ // US  //

Definition

B1 in connection with: What was their response to your query? She was so rude to me. There's a funny side to everything. B1 used to say where something is fastened or connected: The paper was fastened to the wall with tape. A fast rail service connects us to the city.
(Definition of to preposition (CONNECTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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