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go Verb

— To move; to move away from a place; to move farther from the person who is talking; to move from one place to another place. I go to the seashore every summer. Kathy goes to the seashore every summer, too. I went to the seashore last year. She's gone to the seashore. I'm going to the seashore next year.

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back Preposition

— Toward the rear. He went back behind the stands. — To a place again. I didn't like it, so I sent it back. He went back to the same house. They came back again.

back Noun

— The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front. I went to the back of the house. — The back is the rear part of the human body. He had a scar on his back.

back Verb

— If you back something, you support it. The Republicans backed the bill. — If you back up, you move backward. He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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sleep Verb

— If you sleep, you rest quietly with eyes shut, usually in bed for many hours at night. I need to sleep now because I'm tired. — if you sleep with someone, you have sex with them. I haven't slept with my husband in like eight months

sleep Noun

— Sleep is the activity or time of resting quietly with eyes shut, usually in bed for many hours at night.

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