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love Verb

— When someone loves another person, they feel good about the person and want the person to be happy. I love Colin. Mothers love their children very deeply.

love Noun

— The feeling of loving someone and caring for them. Is my love for him a real love that will last a long time? — The feeling of liking something very much. I love the simple English Wikipedia. — A tennis player who has scored love has a score of zero. (From a sports commentator) Fifteen-love!

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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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come Verb

— To move towards a place or into a place; to move to the place where the person who is talking is. Come to my house and I will give you something to eat. Come here to me. Twenty people came to the party. He came here, but he went away again before you came here.

come Preposition

— When something happens or arrives. We'll talk again come January.

come Noun

— .

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but Coordinator

— You use but to join two ideas and show that they are not the same. I would take you there, but I do not have my car. The changes were small but important. "Do you speak French?" "No, but I speak Spanish." It says this not in words but in pictures. — You use but to change the topic. I understand. And I'm sorry. But there is nothing I can do about it now. And that's important, but another thing that has changed is the location.

but Preposition

— except He ate everything but the meat. Any day but tomorrow would be fine. I forgot my bag. I guess there's nothing to do but go back.

but Adverb

— only There is but one sun and one earth to live on.

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