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In addition to its primary meaning of "in the direction of," to is used before a verb to indicate an infinitive (to walk, to eat). In this usage, it may appear in place of the infinitive: "You may eat now if you want to (eat)." To is unnecessarily added to many verbs that mean "to assert": "admit to," "certify to," "swear to." The addition of to in such instances results in weakening of the verb as well as in wordiness. To is nonstandard in the sense of "at": Say "Jack was at (not to) home." To should be omitted after where. Say "Where are you going?" not "Where are you going to?" To-do is slang for "a stir," "bustle," "a fuss." Among overworked expressions involving to are "to that end," "come to" ("return to consciousness"),"to the best of my knowledge," "turn to with a will," "to and fro," and "to a T" (here T stands for tittle, a small quantity, jot, particle; the expression means "down to the last small detail"). See also in, into.