Wordcyclopedia | English | I prefer cats to dogs.

I Pronoun

— The person who is speaking or writing I am writing this, and you are reading it.

I Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

I Symbol

— A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first"). — The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements. — The symbol for electrical current.

I Number

— This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.

i Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

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prefer Verb

— If you prefer something, you like it more than another thing. Sometimes I eat in restaurants, but I prefer to cook. I generally prefer coffee to tea. I just can't enjoy tea.

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cat Noun

— A cat is a domestic animal often kept as a pet; it has whiskers and likes to chase mice. Our pet cat has just had kittens. — Cats refers to the family of many different wild animals that are related to the domestic cat. s and tigers are big cats. — A cat is a short-form for a catfish. — A cat refers to a person who is a prostitute. — A cat refers to a catamaran. — The cat command, a computer program used to read one or more files and output its contents. — Cat is a short-form for a catapult.

cat Verb

— If you cat an anchor, you lift it onto the cathead. — If you cat, you vomit out something.

cat Adjective

— When something is cat, it is terrible and not good. The weather these few days has been cat, so we decided to cancel our outing to the beach.

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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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dogs noun

— (slang, US) Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat. [from early 20th c.] — (usually, with the) A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing. — (nautical) Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.

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