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

  1. Ajar as an adverb:

    Slightly turned or opened.

    Examples:

    "The door was standing ajar.'"

  1. Ajar as an adjective:

    Slightly turned or opened.

    Examples:

    "The door is ajar.'"

  1. 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.

  1. Ajar as an adverb (archaic):

    Out of harmony.

  2. Ajar as an adverb:

    Being at variance or in contradiction to something.

  1. Ajar as a verb (rare, perhaps, _, nonstandard):

    To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.

  1. To as a preposition:

    In the direction of, and arriving at.

    Examples:

    "We are walking to the shop."

  2. To as a preposition:

    Examples:

    "He devoted himself to education."

    "They drank to his health."

  3. To as a preposition:

    Examples:

    "His face was beaten to a pulp."

  4. 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."

  5. 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)."

  6. To as a preposition (arithmetic):

    Examples:

    "one to one'' = 1:1"

    "ten to one'' = 10:1."

    "I have ten dollars to your four."

  7. 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."

  8. To as a preposition:

    Examples:

    "I gave the book to him."

  9. To as a preposition (time):

    Preceding.

    Examples:

    "ten to ten'' = 9:50; ''We're going to leave at ten to (the hour)."

  10. 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."

  11. To as a preposition (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands):

    At.

    Examples:

    "Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y."

  1. To as an adverb:

    Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

    Examples:

    "Please push the door to."

  2. To as an adverb (nautical):

    Into the wind.

  3. To as an adverb:

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