到 — meaning in English
dào
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English meaning
- arrival noun The act of reaching a place or the moment someone or something gets there.
- into preposition Moving toward the inside of something.
- reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
- till prep Up to the time of; until.
- to particle Used before a verb to form the infinitive.
- toward preposition In the direction of a place, person, or thing.
- unto prep An old-fashioned or formal word for "to", especially showing direction or an indirect object.
Senses
到 is used for these senses in English:
- arrival The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- dawn on (idiomatic, of an idea) To occur to somebody; to be realized by.
- into To or towards the region of.
- reach (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
- till Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- to Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.
- toward In the direction of.
- unto Up to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.
arrival — full definition
- noun The act of reaching a place or the moment someone or something gets there.
- noun A person or thing that has just arrived, especially somewhere new.
into — full definition
- preposition Moving toward the inside of something.
- preposition Changing from one form, state, or substance to another.
- preposition Informal: interested in or enthusiastic about something.