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bring Verb

— When you say "you bring" something to someone, you carry it with you to that someone. You bring lunch to me every day. You brought a book to me last week. — When I say "I bring" something to you, I carry it with me to you. I bring milk to you from the store today. I am bringing the key to you. — Sometimes bring means carry something with you to a place where that someone can receive it. I bring my books to your house. You brought the money to my office.

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up Preposition

— Toward the top or toward the sky. The balloon went up.

up Adjective

— In a high position. The flag is up. — . It was an up day. — optimistic. He is feeling up. — Put in trust, entrusted. It is up to you. — ing, occurring. What’s up? They act like something is up. — . Something is up with him. — Planning, plotting mischief. He is up to something. — ed. It is all up with them.

up Noun

— State of being up, often with down. Life has its ups and downs.

up Verb

— Increase, increment. We upped the dosage.

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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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date Noun

— A date is a particular day in a month or year. "What's the date on Friday?" "Uh, the 17th, I think." Charles suggested they get together at a later date to sort it out. The last date for orders is 25 October 1991. Please write your birth date here. — A date is an agreement to meet on particular day at a particular time. Can we set a date for the next meeting? How about June 21st? — A date is a time when you go out with a romantic partner. I've got a date with Michael tonight. We're going to that new restaurant. — You date is the person you are meeting romantically. Who's your date for the dance? — If you say that something is true to date, you mean in the past until the present. To date, we've had no problems with the new computers. — A date is a sweet fruit that grows on date palm trees and is often dried.

date Verb

— If you date something, you write the date on it. You need to date this form at the top, here. The letter was dated Jan 8, 1969. — If you date something, you find out how old it is, especially something very old. We have not been successful in dating the painting, though we believe it is from the 17th century. Scientists have dated it to about 2 million years ago. — If something dates, it goes out of style and looks old fashioned. Unfortunately, this jacket has dated rather more quickly than I had hoped. — If something dates from a particular time, it first existed at that time. The earliest electronic computers date from the mid-20th century (around 1940 - 1945). — If you date someone, you have a romantic relationship with them. They dated for almost a year in high school.

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