The difference between Ajar and To
When used as adverbs, ajar means slightly turned or opened, whereas to means toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Ajar is also verb with the meaning: to turn or open slightly.
Ajar is also adjective with the meaning: slightly turned or opened.
To is also preposition with the meaning: in the direction of, and arriving at.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ajar and To
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Ajar as an adverb:
Slightly turned or opened.
Examples:
"The door was standing ajar.'"
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Ajar as an adjective:
Slightly turned or opened.
Examples:
"The door is ajar.'"
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Ajar as a verb (rare, perhaps, _, nonstandard):
To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.
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Ajar as an adverb (archaic):
Out of harmony.
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Ajar as an adverb:
Being at variance or in contradiction to something.
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Ajar as a verb (rare, perhaps, _, nonstandard):
To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.
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To as a preposition:
In the direction of, and arriving at.
Examples:
"We are walking to the shop."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"He devoted himself to education."
"They drank to his health."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"His face was beaten to a pulp."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"similar to ...'', ''relevant to ...'', ''pertinent to ...'', ''I was nice to him'', ''he was cruel to her'', ''I am used to walking."
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To as a preposition (obsolete):
As a.
Examples:
"With God to friend'' (with God as a friend); ''with The Devil to fiend'' (with the Devil as a foe); ''lambs slaughtered to lake'' (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); ''took her to wife'' (took her as a wife); ''was sold to slave'' (was sold as a slave)."
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To as a preposition (arithmetic):
Examples:
"one to one'' = 1:1"
"ten to one'' = 10:1."
"I have ten dollars to your four."
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To as a preposition (arithmetic):
.
Examples:
"Three squared or three to the second power is nine."
"Three to the power of two is nine."
"Three to the second is nine."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"I gave the book to him."
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To as a preposition (time):
Preceding.
Examples:
"ten to ten'' = 9:50; ''We're going to leave at ten to (the hour)."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it."
"There's a lot of sense to what he says."
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To as a preposition (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands):
At.
Examples:
"Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y."
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To as an adverb:
Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Examples:
"Please push the door to."
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To as an adverb (nautical):
Into the wind.
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To as an adverb: