ABHORRENT TO: repurgnant, disliked, unacceptable because something is
morally wrong. Violence is any form is abhorrent to me.
ABILITY TO: to possess some mental or physical strength or skill. His
ability to top the list of successful candidates was never in doubt.
ABLE TO: to have a skill, strength, knowledge etc. He was able to
convince his superriors.
ACCEDE TO: to agree to a suggestion, demand, proposal etc. The
management had to accede to the workers' demand of higher wages.
ACCEPTABLE TO: your terms are acceptable to me.
ACCESSIBLE TO: availablee, reachable, approachable. The pardah park is
accessible only tothe women.
ACCESS TO : he has access to the minister.
ACCESSION TO: a process by which a person becomes a king or
queen,succession to the throne. The prince's accession to the throne
was not easy and smooth.
ACCLIMATIZE TO: to get used to a new place, situation, climate etc. We
soon got acclimatized to the snow and ice.
ACCOMMODATE TO: to get used to a new situtation. It took sometime fot
the elephant in the zoo to accomodate to the new enviroment.
ACCORDING TO: as stated or shown by someone. According to me she was fraud.
ACCOUNTABLE TO: responsible to. The ministers are accountable to the parliament.
ACCRIDITED TO: with official approval. The ambassadors are accridited
to represent their countries.
ACCUSTOMED TO: to be used to. She is well accustomed to such a busy life.
ADAPT TO: change oneself accordingly. The emigrants took time to adapt
to their new enviroment.
ADD TO: to put something with another thing. Her victory in the recent
election added to her stature.
ADDICTED TO: become habitual of something. Addiction to alcohol has ruined him.
ADDITION TO: used whne adding another fact etc. In addition to his
regular work, he has taken a part time job.
ADHERE TO: to stick to certain behaviour etc. He adhered to his
principal of non-interference in another's work
ADHERENCE TO: supporting a particular idea etc. Adherence to old
system of rituals in marrigae was not liked by the groom.
ADJACENT TO: close by, next to. The college is adjacent to the postoffice.
ADJUST TO: to make some changes in order to improve a situation. the
dauther-in-law took no time in adjusting to the new family.
ADMIT TO: mohan was admitted into the hospital
ADMISSION TO: to be able to enter an institution. Her admission to the
club was welcomed by all.
ADVERSE TO: unfavourable something that goes against. In the report
there were many comments adverse to his interests.
AFFORD TO: to be able to so something.I cannot afford to ignore such a
situation.
AFFRONT TO: insult to somebody. The warning was an affront to his self-respect.
AGREE TO: have identical views. We agreed to contribute to the fund.
AGREEABLE TO: be willing to do something. Nilesh was agreeable to the
suggestion.
AKIN TO: similar . That language is very much akin to Sanskrit.
ALERT TO: be careful about something. Visitors to the park need to be
alert to the presence of the wild animals.
ALIVE TO: i am alive to my weakness.
ALLERGIC TO: not liking and so avoiding something. Anil is allergic to
smoke and dust.
ALLUDE TO: to mention something indirectly. as a witness she alluded
to many other facts.
ALLUSION TO: reference to. the article has frequent allusions to mythology.
AMOUNT TO: add up to, to come to a particular total. Time lost in the
strike amounted to 90 hours.
AMENABLE TO: willing to guided or do something. She was amenable to
the suggestion of her dauther's remarriage.
ANATHEMA TO: apoosite of what u think and believe. Partenship with was
Rohit was anathema to Reena.
ANSWER TO: reply to a question. I did not get an answer to my question.
ANTIDOTE TO: something that prevents the effects of poision. Laughter
is a sure antidote to worries.
APOLOGISE TO: you must apologise to your teacher.
APPARENT TO: easily understood. Vinod's happiness was apparent to everyone.
APPEAL TO: this cloth does not appeal to me.
APPLICABLE TO: affecting. the news rules are applicable to all the students.
APPOINTED TO: he has been appointed to the post of a clerk.
APPRENTICE TO: a lerner in a particular skill under someone.he
apprenticed to a master carpenter.
APPROPRIATE TO: suitable, correct. the treatment was appropriate to the disease.
APPROXIMATE TO: to be close to a parrticular situation, number,
etc.the film approximately to her real life.
APT TO: have a natural tendency to do somethin. she is apt to delay
the proceedings.
ASSENT TO: to agree to. the president gave his assent to the bill.
ASSET TO: something very useful. she proved an asset to the business.
ASTONISHED TO: i was astonished at this news.
ATTACHED TO: connected to something. Attach to the application the
photocopies of your certificates and marksheets.
ATTEMPT TO: to try to do something. he attempted to solve alll the questions.
ATTEND TO: to deal with. i told him to attend to his work.
ATTENTION TO: listen or watch carefully. the students were asked to
pay attention to the lessson.
ATTENTIVE TO: be careful about something. we are attentive to the
needs of the guests.
ATTEST TO: to prove that something is true. barking of the dogs
attested to the coming of a stranger.
ATTRACTED TO: interested in, to like something. kites and crows were
attracted to the dead animal.
ATTRIBUTE TO: a situation is caused by something. rise in the
population of senior citizens is attributed to advancements in medical
science.
ATTUNED TO: be in harmony. Power generation is still not well attuned
to our needs.
AVAILABLE TO: able to be used. Many of the fecilities are not
available to the poor.
AVERSE TO: not to like, unwilling to do something.she was averse to
share her food with me.
AVERSION TO: strong dislike, hatred. My aversion to meat-eating is know to you.
AWAKEN TO: to understand a position. The newspapers should awaken the
public to the need of conservation of water.
BECKON TO: signal a person to come near you. The captain beckoned to
he players and they came running.
BELONG TO: to be rellated to, be property of.the car in question
belonged to our neighbours.
BENEFICIAL TO: good and advantageous. Milk is considered beneficial to health.
BEQUEATH TO: to officially arrange that somebody gets after your death
what you own now.
BETROTHED TO: have promised to marry. The princess was betrothed to the general.
BLIND TO: he is blind to his own defects.
BOOST TO: encouragement. it was a big boost to the party workers.
BORN TO: a son was born to her.
BOW TO: bend in respect. he bowed low to his guru.
CATER TO: try to satisfy a particular taste or need. the poet caters
to the mdern taste.
COME TO: amount to some number. the dinner bill came to rs600.00
CLING TO: the child clings to its mother.
CLOSE TO: very near in distance. the museum is close to the palace.
COMMUTE TO: give lower punishment in place of higher one. his death
sentense was commuted to a life imprisonment.
COMPARE TO: we can compare shivaji to a lion.
COMPLEMENT TO: something that makes the other things complete. milk is
an exellent complement to fruits and diet.
CONDEMN TO: to give severe punishment. the convict was condemned to death.
CONDUCIVE TO: helpful, good, beneficial to. milk is conducive to health.
CONFINE TO : he has been confined to bed for a week.
CONFORM TO: to obey, be in agreement with. there is no conflict with
my neighboours.
CONSENT TO: give permission. the principle gave his consent to out
going on an educational tour.
CONSIGN TO: give, hand-over, send goods. the dead body was consigned to flames.
CONTRARY TO: in opposition to, against. contrary to my expectations
aditya scored the highest marks.
CONTRIBUTE TO: to help to cause something. many factors contributed to
aurangazeb's down fall.
CONTRIBUTION TO: donation, payment by people for a cause. his
contribution to the relieft fund was considerable.
CONVEY TO: make feelings, ideas , known. she conveyed her regards to me.
COUNTER TO: contraryto, in opposition to something. he over-stayed at
alwar counter to my orders.
COURTEOUS TO: an officer must be courteous to his subordinates.
CRUEL TO: be unkind, make someone suffer. never be cruel to any living thing.
CURSE TO: trouble, nuisance. the blue bulls are a curse to farmers.
DANGER TO: something that causes damage, harm etc. pollution is a
great danger to existence.
DEAR TO: much loved and valued. sanchi is dear to all of us.
DEAF TO: not to listen, not to pay attention, ignore. she was deaf to
my pleadings.
DEDICATE TO: devote to somebody or something. the park was dedicated
to the memory of a war hero.
DEFER TO: pospone, delay. the discussion was deferred to a later date.
DELIVER TO: the postman delivers letters to the people.
DEPUTE TO: authorise someone else, appoint as a representative. i was
deputed to look after the busines in his absense.
DEROGATORY TO: insulting, disrespectful. The comments were derogatory
to his authority.
DESCEND TO: to behave in an unacceptable way. the jounalist descended
to spreading rumours.
DESTINED TO: he is destined to remain poor.
DETRIMENTAL TO: harmful, not conducive. too much of everting is
detrimental to health.
DEVOTE TO: give much energy, time etc to something. students should
devote themselves to their studies.
DEVOTION TO: dedication, deep attachment to something. Her devotion to
her religious teacher was exemplary.
DICTATE TO: direct what to do. he was in a position to dictate terms
to his partner.
DISINCENTIVE TO: something that discourages efforts. high and double
taxes are big disincentive to expansion of industries.
DISLOYAL TO: unfaithful, not trustworthy. the general proved disloyal
to the king.
DISOBEDIENCE TO: refusal to obey superiors. his disobedience to the
orders was taken seriously.
DISOBEDIENT TO: not be obedient. i never thought my servant would be
disobedient to my wife.
DISPATCH TO: sent to a place or person. the letter was immediately
dispatched to the concerned official.
DISPENSE TO: to distribute, give away. he used to dispense alms to the poor.
DISPROPORTIONATE TO: not in proportion, either too much or too less.
his income is disproportionate to the huge amount of money he has
invested.
DISRESPECT TO: lack of respect, rude behaviour. she did not mean any
disrespect to the speakerr by leaving the hall in the middle of the
lecture.
DIVULGE TO: reveal a secret. He was found guilty of divulging
company's secrets to another company.
DONATE TO: give something in charity. she had washed that her eyes be
donated to the hospital after her death.
DOOMED TO: condemned to death, destruction etc. The dacoit was doomed
to be hanged.
DUE TO: his failure due to his illness.
DUTY TO: we must to do our duty to our country.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO: support, act of encouraging. The guru's blessings
were a great encouragement to the devotees.
ENDEAR TO: make oneself dear, liked by people. she endeared herself to
her in-laws.
ENGAGE TO: sita was engaged to ram.
ENTITLE TO: he is entitled to this concession.
ENTRUST TO: this work has ben entrusted to mohan.
EQUAL TO: have ability, strength etc. Hari proved himself equal to the
heavy responsibility.
EQUIVALENT TO: equal in degree, amount, quality etc. He gave them
food, clothes and medicines in charity equivalent to 5000 rupees.
ESCORT TO: to show the way, lead. I escorted them to their hotel.
ESSENTIAL TO: it is essential to go there.
EXCEPTION TO: there is no exception to this rule.
EXHORT TO: urge, advise strongly. The general exhorted his troops to
be more determined and disciplined.
EXPLAIN TO: explain your difficulties to the teacher.
EXPOSE TO: be unprotected, upon, not covered. He deliberately exposed
his body to the elements.
EXPOSED TO: she was exposed to a great danger.
EXTENT TO: a limit or degreee. You are not aware to what extent he can go.
EXTRANEOUS TO: not directly connected. This information is extraneous
to the issue in hand.
FAITHFUL TO: very faithful, loyal. A dog is very faithful to his master.
FALL TO: become a responsibility. it fell to her to complete the decoration.
FALL TO: start doing something. The guests fell to eating.
FAMILIAR TO: known well. Chandigarh is familiar to me.
FATAL TO: resulting in death. The illness proved fatal to her.
FAVOURABLE TO: be supporting. The winds were favourable to the ships.
FIDELITY TO: loyalty, faithfulness. Her fidelity to her husband was firm.
FOREIGN TO: alien to, not natural. Deceit was foreign to his nature.
GERMANE TO:relevant , related. these facts are not germane to the matter.
GET TO: reach or arrive at. we got to the town by bus.
GET TO: affect strongly. the fear of rejection began to get to her.
GOOD TO: he died doing good to his brother.
GRACIOUS TO: generous, kind, benelovent. the saint was gracious to
all and blessed them.
GRATEFUL TO: feel obliged, show gratitude. man should feel grateful to
nature for so many boons he had received.
GRATITUDE TO: obligation, being gratefl. my gratitude to my teacher is for ever.
GRAVITATE TO: be attracted to something or somebody. he gradually
gravitated to spiritualism.
HAPPEN TO: be involved or affected. it happened to her in the college.
HARMFUL TO: something that may cause harm. Emission of gases is
harmful to out enviroment.
HASTEN TO: make something happen sooner and faster. Girish hastened to
console his grieving friend.
HEAVE TO: stop a boat or ship. the boatman heaved to his boat.
HEIR TO: one who has right to inherit. she was the only heir to the property.
HELP TO: render help to. please help yourself to food.
HOLD TO: not to change an opinion. she held to her opinion.
IDENTICAL TO: exactly alike, similar. indian democracy is identical to
that of the united staes of america in many aspects.
succeeded or not.
IMPART TO: to give knowledge, information etc. in depth knowledge of
the subject was imparted to them.
IMPEDIMENT TO: something that obstructs work or progress.
over-population is a great impediment to progress.
IMPEL TO: force, urge to do something. do not impel me to take strict measures.
IMPERATIVE TO: extremely important and needing to be dealt with
immediately. it became imperative to send additional supplies.
IMPERVIOUS TO: not affected or influenced. he continues reading a
novel impervious to the noise.
INDEBTED TO: i am indebted to my parents.
INDIFFERENT TO: rita in indifferent to her studies.
INFERIOR TO: this book is inferior to that.
INPUTE TO: make somebody responsible for something. he imputerd his
father to his ill health.
INABILITY TO: being unable to do something. her inability to control
her anger was clear.
INACCESSIBLE TO: the minister is inaccessible to the common people.
INAPPLICABLE TO: not suitable. the rules are inapplicable to this case.
INATTENTIVE TO: not paying attention. he become inattentive to driving
for a moment and so there was an accident.
INCENTIVE TO: encouragement to do something. There are many incentives
to small savings.
INCITE TO: encourage somebody to cause trouble. he incited the workers
for strike.
INCLINATION TO: tendency to behave in a particular fashion. she has an
inclination to exaggerate things.
INCLINE TO: to tend to behave in a particular way.seems is every
inclined to sleeping.
INDEBTED TO: to be greatful to somebody, owe gratitude or money. i am
indebted to my teacher for his guidance.
INDIFFERENCE TO: not to care about something. whether he lived or died
was a matter of indifference to the doctor.
INDIFFERENT TO: not to care about other people's feelings, interests
etc. the authority was totally indifferent to their sufferings.
INDISPOSED TO: not willing to do something. he was indisposed to help us.
INFERIOR TO: not so good as someone else, lower in rank. his rank was
inferior to that of mine.
INJURIOUS TO: harmful, causing injury. somking is injurious to health.
INJUSTICE TO: unfairness. it is an injustice to the voters if they can
not use their votes without fear.
INSENSITIVE TO: not caring for other people's feelings. she was
totally insensitive to her friend's feelings.
INSPIRATION TO: encouragement. great people have been a great inspiration to me.
INTEND TO: to have in mind. she intends to become a lawyer.
INTRODUCE TO: he introduce me to his boss.
INVISIBLE TO: that which cannot be seen. germs are invisible to the naked eye.
INVITE TO: she invited me to dinner.
INVULNERABLE TO: that which cannot be harmed. the fort proved
invulnerable to attacks.
IRRELEVANT TO: lack of connection or importance. Much of the essay was
irrelevant to the theme.
JERK TO: stop suddenly. The car jerked to a halt in the street.
JOIN TO: join this end of the string to the other end.
JUNIOR TO: lower in rank, status etc. She is junior to him in status.
*KEEP TO: to stay on a particular course etc. you should always keep
to the left.
: to adhere to, not to deviate from. always keep to your word.
in his speech he kept strictly to his subject.
KEEP TO: to do what you have agree to. i hope you will keep to your world.
KEEP TO: limit the number or amount.I kept the expenses to the minimum.
KEEP TO: to stay confiend. She kept to bed for a week due to illness.
KEY TO: a systerm adjusted to something else. The bank hours are keyed
to the convenience of the custormers.
KEY TO: something that gives control, access etc. Hard work is the key
to success.
KIND TO: always be kind to the animals.
KNOWN TO: mohan is known to me.
LACE TO: fasten to something. the awning was laced to a wooden frame.
LEAD TO: this road leads to delhi.
LIABLE TO: be affected, likely to. she is weak and liable to fall ill.
LIKELY TO:it is likely to rain.
LIKEN TO: compare two things to show their common qualities. dowry may
be likened to an exploitation.
LEAD TO: something that makes you to decide something. his spirit of
adventure led him to military service.
LISTEN TO: give attention to a sound. he listen to what i said.
LOOK TO: to depend on somebody for help, guidance etc. she looked to
her mother for help.
LOOK TO: maintain something in good condition. you must look to your
financial health.
LOOK TO: think about something that is likely to happen inthe future.
the unemployed look to their future with anxiety.
LOOK TO: expect somebody to do better and improve things. the
shareholders looked to the new board of directors to make the venture
comfortbale.
LOST TO: mohan is lost to all sense of shame.
LOYAL TO: i am loyal to my country.
MAIL TO: send letter etc. have you mailed my letter to her?
MANDATE TO: right and power given to a government by the people. the
party was elected with a clear mandate to rule.
MARRIED TO:having a husband or a wife. sita was married to rama.
MARRIED TO: give most of your attention and time to something.he was
married to playing golf.
MARRY TO: find a husband or wife. she was married to a teacher.
MATCH TO: to find a someone or something thatis suitable for something
or someone else. she proved a good match to ratan.
MENACE TO: something or someone that is very harmful. pollution is a
menance to over society and life.
MOVED TO: she was moved to tears.
NAG TO: keep complaining , ask somebody to do something annoyingly.
she has been nagging me to clean her kitchen.
NATIVE TO: growing or produced in some particular place. rice is
native to India.
NATURAL TO: selfishness is natural to man.
NOMINATE TO: he nominated him for the post of a cashier.
OBEDIENT TO : he is obedient to his teachers.
OBJECT TO: to protest or complain about something. She objected to the
hasty choice.
OBJECTION TO: oppose or disapprove something. Her objection to the
marriage was not found.
OBLIGATION TO:duty to do something. i was under an obligation to visit them.
OBLIGED TO: be necessary to do something. Because of hevy rains I was
obliged to prolong my stay there.
OBSTACLE TO: something that makes it difficult to achieve success or
an aim. Over-population is a great obstacle to our progress.
OCCUR TO: to come to mind. The idea to go on a pleasure trip occured
to me during mu visit to a frined.
OFFENSIVE TO: very rude, insulting or upsetting. His remark was
offensive to the guest.
OPEN TO: accessible to. The mughal Garden was kept open to the public.
OPPOSED TO: disagreeing, not in harmony. Marxism and capitalism are
opposed to each other.
OPPOSITE TO: the school is opposite to the temple.
OPPOSITION TO: strong disapproval, protest. There was a strong
opposition to war against iraq.
ORNAMENT TO: decoration that is added to something. Children were than
considered as ornaments to a family.
OVERJOYED TO: extremely happy with. she was overjoyed to hear the welcome news.
OVERACT TO: to show too much emotions. She overacted to the suggestion.
OVERTURE TO: an attempt to begin a friendship. the two sides started
making overtures to each other.
OWE TO: feel indebted to, feel obliged to someone. I owe my success to
your generous help.
OWING TO: because of. Owing to drought, villagers deserted their homes.
PANDER TO: feed, cater to, promote. cheap films pander to their interest in sex.
PARALLEL TO : line AB is parallet to the line CD.
PARTIAL TO : the teacher was partial to him.
PASSPORT TO:something that makes success possible. knowledge is a
passport to success.
PEN TO: to begin to write. she put pen to paer.
PERSUADE TO: to make somebody decide something. she persuaded me to
accompany her to the show.
PERTAIN TO: belong to, form a part. the legislation pertained to right
to information.
PESTER TO: annoy somebody to do something. the kids pesteredd their
mother to buy them a new computer.
POINT TO: indicate, suggest. the symptoms point to early recovery.
POINTER TO: something that indicates how a situation is or what might
happen in future.
POST TO: appoint to a post. he was posted to a far off place.
PRAY TO: make some request. the prayed him to waive the penalty.
PREY TO: he fell a prey to the disease.
PREFER TO: i prefer milk to tea.
PRELIMINARY TO: happening before something that is really more
important. these were the preliminary rituals to the marriage.
PRELUDE TO: something that happens before something else that is more
important. it was a prelude to the division of the party.
PREPARATORY TO: before something else which is more important. many
preparatory rehersals were held to the public performance.
PRETEND TO: claim to have. she pretends to extraordianary skills.
PREVIOUS TO: before a particular time, event etc. previous to her
marriage, she often visited us.
PRIVY TO: sharing a secret. the secretary is prevy to the board's decisions.:
PROCEED TO: he will proceed to bombay tomorrow.
PROMISE TO: to make you expect that something will happen. he promosed
him to give money on loan.
PROMPT TO: make somebody to do something. i donot know what prompted
him to crime.
PROVOKE TO: to cause an extreme reaction. the bill provoked them to
stand in protest.
PUSH TO: close a window or door. he pushed the door to before going to bed.
PUT TO: communicate, convey. put it to the select committee.
PUT TO: submit, ask,pose. the audience put many questions to the speaker.
PUT TO: to vote on a particular matter. the issue was put to vote.
PUT TO: suffer, undergo. she was put to a lot of trouble.
RACE TO: walk quickly. the patient was raced to the hospital.
RALLY TO: to come together to help somebody. the party men rallied to
their cheif's defence.
RECALL TO: remind, make somebody aware of something that has been
forgotten. he was recallled to his responsibility.
RECEPTIVE TO: willing to receive new ideas, ready to listen other's
opinions. He is receptive to suggestion and new ideas.
REACH TO: spread as for as. the speaker's voice did not reach to the
rear of the audience.
REACT TO: to behave in a particular way in respose to something. He
reacted favourably to my proposal.
RECOMMEND TO: say or suggest that somebody or something is fit or
good. her name was recommended to us by a well-known person.
RECONCILE TO: come to accept, resign oneself. he reconciled himself to
the lower status.
RECUR TO: come to mind agains, remember. the memory of happy,
childhood days often recur to me.
REDUCE TO: make somebody less healthy, make something less in price
etc. she was reduced to a skeleton after her illness.
REDUCE TO: make something appear of no importance.value etc. the
lawyer reduced the prosecutor's agruments to nothing.
REDUCE TO: bring donw to a lower positoin. the successive droughts
reduced the farmers to penury.
REDUCE TO: summarize, make very brief. The lengthy report was reduced
to a couple of pages.
REFER TO: mention, allude to. He referred to the importance of self-help.
REFER TO: affrect,m concerne, apply to, relate to. The matter referred
to pensioners.
REFER TO: consult, look at, refresh one's memory. I have to refer to
religious text againt and again.
REFER TO: ask a specialist to deal with problem. The matter was
referred to higher authorities.
RELATE TO: to be concerned with. The payment relates to the previous bill.
RELEGATE TO: put in an inferior position. the team was relegated to
the third position.
REMEMBER TO: give one's best wishes, greetings etc. Remeber me nicely
to your parents.
REMIT TO: send money, trasfer. I asked the bank to remit the money to my family.
RENDER TO: give in return for something, give as a gift. what service
may I render to you?
REPAIR TO: to go to a place. Then they repaired to the hall.
REPLY TO: answer by spoken or written language. he has yet to reply to
my letter.
REPORT TO: inform something to somebody in authority. She reported the
head of the college.
RESIGN TO: accept something which is inevitable. he resigned himself
to the will of god.
RESISTANT TO: not damaged by. he was resistant to any change.
RESOLVE TO: to decide. she had resolved to be a career woman.
RESORT TO: to use or do something bad. the police resorted to a lathi charge.
RESPOND TO: to react to something said or done. she responded
positively to my suggestion.
RESPONSIBLE TO: accountable to somebody or something. They are
directly responsible to the manager.
RESPONSIVE TO: ready to react favourably. They need to be responsive
to our needs.
RESTRICT TO: to limit or control something or somebody. his movements
were restricted to city limits.
RETIRE TO: move back. the enemy was compelled to retire ot its former positon.
RETURN TO: go or come back to. I returned to the hotel after an hour.
REVEAL TO: make know. the secret was revealed to me recently.
REVERT TO: go back to. He was reverted to his former post.
REVERT TO: consider again. I must revert to my earlier against.
RUN TO: go to somebody. He ran to the lawyer for legal advice.
RUN TO: to be of a particular size, amount etc. the book runs to 200 pages.
RUN TO: be able to afford. he can easily run to a two wheeler scooter.
RUN TO: like a particular taste or item.her taste runs to spicy things.
SACRED TO: the temple is sacred to us.
SECOND TO: be inferior in position.he was second to none.
SECOND TO: transfer. he was seconded to goa on a special duty.
SEE TO: take care of something, ensure. see to their safely.
SEND TO: send to attend a school etc.
SENSITIVE TO: be able to feel sensations more than usual.
SENTENCE TO: he was sentenced to death.
SET TO: start working. she set to making tea for us.
SET TO: start arguing or fighting. in no time they had set to.
SIMILAR TO: the picture is similar to that.
SLAVE TO: he is slave to drinking.
quality specific to saffron.
STICK TO: get attached. the sweet stuck to the pan.
STICK TO: continue doing a work. they contunued sticking to their policy.
STICK TO: not to deviate from a topic. she stcuk to her subject in the talk.
SUBJECT TO: make peopple experience something unpleasant.they were
subjected to exploitation.
SUBSCRIBE TO: pay to receive a copy of a magazine or newspaper
regularly. i am thinking to susbscribe to india today.
SUCCED TO: jahangir succeded to the throne of akbar.
SUPERIOR TO : this pen is superior to that.
SURRENDER TO: at last the dacoits surrendered to the police.
TAKE TO: begin to do something. he took to eat out.
TALK TO: have conversation with. she was taking to me about whether.
TEND TO: pay attention to and deal with it.
THANKFUL TO: i am thankful to you for your help.
TRUCKLE TO: behave humbly and do whatever is told.the tenants truckled
to the landlords.
TRUE TO: he is true to his word.
TRUST TO: rely on or upon.his trust to luck was firm.
TURN TO: ask somebody to help you or give advice. she turned to
michael for help.
TURN TO: to start talking or writing on a particular subject. in the
course of their talk they turned to global warming.
UNCUSTOMED TO : not used to. She was unaccustomed to living in a village.
UNBURDEN TO: reveal to somebody. He unburdened his heart to his friend.
UNFOLD TO: make known. He unfolded the mystery to me.
USED TO: have learned to accept. She got used to sudden changes in weather.
VICTIM TO: he fell a victim of drinking.
WARM TO: have a liking. gradually the speaker warmed to his subject.
he began warming to lucky.
WED TO : combine one quality with another. the architect has weded
mughal architecture to the dravidian style.
WEDDED TO : be absorbed, attached. he was virtually wedded to his sitar.
WHISTLE TO: whistle to get attention of somebody. he whistled toa porter.
YIELD TO: surrender, stop resisting, give in. finally she yielded to
reason. they did not yield to pressure.
ZOOM TO: rise suddenly and quickly. prices zoomed to a new high.
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