Oxford Basic American Dictionary

Jeans cost from $20 to $45.

a word that shows the person or thing that receives something

I gave the book to Paula. He sent a letter to his parents. Be kind to animals.

on or against something He put his hands to his ears. They were sitting back to back.

a word that shows how something changes The sky changed from blue to gray.

a word that you use for comparing things I prefer football to tennis.

a word that shows why I came to help.

a word that shows how many minutes it is before the hour

It's two minutes to six.

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a word that you use before verbs to make the infinitive (= the simple form of a verb ) I want to go home.

Don't forget to write .

She asked me to go but I didn't want to (= to go ) .

toad / toud / noun [count]

a small animal with rough skin that lives in or near water

—Look at frog .

toast / toust / noun

1 [ noncount ] a thin piece of bread that you have cooked so that it is brown

had a slice of toast and butter for breakfast.

[ count ] the act of holding up a glass of wine and wishing someone happiness or success before you drink They drank a toast to the new president.

►toast verb ( toasts , toast - ing , toast - ed ) toasted sandwiches

We all toasted the bride and groom (= at a wedding ) .

toast • er

/ ' toustar / noun [count]

a machine for making toast ( 1 )

to • bac • co / ta'bakou / noun [ noncount ]

special dried leaves that people smoke in cigarettes and pipes

to • bog • gan / ta 'bagan / noun [ count ]

a type of flat board that people use for traveling down hills on snow for fun

tO .day © / ts'dei/ adverb, noun [ noncount ]

this day; on this day What should we do today? Today is Friday.

the present time; at the present time Most families in the U.S. today have a car.

—SYNONYM nowadays

tod • dler / ' tadlar / noun [ count ] a young child who has just started to walk

tOe Ф/ tou / noun [ count ]

one of the five parts at the end of your foot — Look at the picture at leg .

the part of a shoe or sock that covers the end of your foot

toe • nail / ' touneil / noun [ count ]

the hard part at the end of your toe

to .geth .er Ф /ъ'дебэг/ я^егь

with each other or close to each other John and Lisa usually walk home together. Stand with your feet together.

They live together.

so that two or more things are joined to or mixed with each other

Tie the ends of the rope together. Add these numbers together. Mix the eggs and sugar together.

tOi . let Ф / 'toibt / noun [ count ] a large bowl with a seat, which you use when you need to get rid of waste from your body

toi • let pa • per / ' toilat |peipar / noun

[noncount]

paper that you use to clean your body after using the toilet

toi • let • ries / ' toilatriz / noun [ plural ]

things such as soap or a brush that you use when you wash yourself, do your hair, etc.

to • ken / ' toukan / noun [ count ]

1 a small thing that you use to show something else This gift is a token of our friendship.

2 a piece of paper, plastic, or metal that you use instead of money to pay for something a book token

told form of tell

tol • er • ant / ' talarant / adjective

letting people do things even though you do not like or understand them

We must be tolerant of other people's beliefs. ►tol • er • ance / ' talarans / noun [ noncount ] tolerance of other religions

tol • er • ate / ' talareit / verb (tol -er-ates,tol er- at - ing ,tol-er- at -ed )

to let people do something even though you do not like or understand it

He won't tolerate rudeness.

toll / toul / noun [ count ]

money that you pay to use a road or bridge The highway toll is $4.

[ usually singular ] the number of people who were killed or injured by something

The death toll has now reached 5,000.

to . ma . to & / ts'meitou / noun [ count ] ( plural to - ma - toes )

a soft, red fruit that you eat cold in salads or cook as a vegetable