Wiktionary

toe

See also: Toe, TOE, toe-, toʻe, toé, tòe, tóe, and tö

EnglishEdit

 
Human toes
 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (compare Dutch teen, German Zehe, Danish tå, Swedish tå), from *tīhwaną (“to show, announce”) (compare Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“to accuse, blame”)), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”) (compare Hittite [script needed] (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit दिदेष्टि (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti)).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

toe (plural toes)

  1. Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
  2. An equivalent part in an animal.
    Hyponym: hoof
  3. That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
  4. Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
    (golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.
    (hurling) the end of a hurley.
    (cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle
    (kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
    (geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow or landslide.
  5. (dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
  6. (automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
  7. (engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
  8. (engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
  9. (engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
  10. (carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.
  11. The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
  12. (slang) cameltoe

AntonymsEdit

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): heel
  • (front of the kayak): tail
  • (angled cut in carpentry): heel

HyponymsEdit

MeronymsEdit

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): nail

HolonymsEdit

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): foot

Coordinate termsEdit

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot): finger

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

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VerbEdit

toe (third-person singular simple present toes, present participle toeing, simple past and past participle toed)

  1. To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
  2. To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
    • 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, in BBC‎[1]:
      Just five minutes later the turnaround was complete when Arshavin toed the ball through to Bendtner, who slotted into the left corner from close range just before half-time.
  3. (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
    to toe the mark
  4. (construction) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
    The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
  5. (golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

AfrikaansEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch toe (“then”), a chiefly dialect variant of toen, from Middle Dutch doe. The -n in Dutch toen was added by analogy with dan (“then”).

AdverbEdit

toe

  1. (referring to the past) then; at that time; at that moment
    Ek het toe nog nie lank in Pretoria gewoon nie.
    I hadn’t lived in Pretoria for long then.
See alsoEdit
  • dan (“then” referring to the present and future)

ConjunctionEdit

toe

  1. (referring to the past) when; as
    Toe ek by my skoonouers kuier, het ons elke dag gebraaide vleis geëet.
    When I stayed at my in-laws’, we had fried meat every day.
Usage notesEdit
  • Since “toe” by itself refers always to the past, it is often followed by the simple form of the verb (“present tense”) as in the example above, rather than the perfect. However, verbs that have a preterite use this form.
See alsoEdit
  • wanneer (“when” referring to the present and future)

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe.

PostpositionEdit

toe

  1. (local) to
    Ons gaan skool toe.
    We’re going to school.
Usage notesEdit
  • If an article, determiner, or adjective is to precede the noun, the preposition na must be used additionally:
Ons gaan na die nuwe skool toe.
We’re going to the new school.

AdverbEdit

toe

  1. adverbial form of tot, found chiefly in compounds
  2. closed; shut; not open
    Die deur is toe.
    The door is closed.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit

Caribbean HindustaniEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare Hindi तू (tū).

PronounEdit

toe

  1. you

ReferencesEdit

  • Beknopt Nederland-Sarnami Woordenboek met Sarnami Hindoestani-Nederlanse Woordenlijst‎[2] (in Dutch), Paramaribo: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, 2002

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch toe, from Old Dutch *tuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

AdverbEdit

toe

  1. (postpositional) adverbial form of tot (“to, till, towards”)
    Het doet er niet toe.
    It doesn't matter.
  2. after, afterwards
    Hij kreeg nog wat lekkers toe. ― He got something tasty afterwards.
  3. shut, closed (especially as part of a compound verb like toedoen)
    De deur is toe. — The door is closed.
    Doe de deur toe. — Close the door.
    Oogjes toe. — Eyes closed.
InflectionEdit
Pronominal adverbs of toe
preposition tot
postpositional adv. toe
+ het (it) ertoe
+ dit (this) hiertoe
+ dat (that) daartoe
+ wat (what) waartoe
+ iets (something) ergens toe
+ niets (nothing) nergens toe
+ alles (everything) overal toe
Derived termsEdit

Verbs:

Others:

DescendantsEdit
  • Afrikaans: toe
  • Jersey Dutch: tû
  • Negerhollands: tu, toe, due

InterjectionEdit

toe

  1. come on!, go on! (used when trying to coax someone into doing something)
    Toe maar!

Etymology 2Edit

AdverbEdit

toe

  1. (now dialectal) Alternative form of toen.

ConjunctionEdit

toe

  1. (now dialectal) Alternative form of toen.

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *togeh, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *takis, compare Lithuanian takišys, Latvian tacis.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoeˣ/, [ˈt̪o̞e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -oe
  • Syllabification(key): to‧e

NounEdit

toe

  1. (rare) A small dam, usually made of logs.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of toe (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation)
nominative toe tokeet
genitive tokeen tokeiden
tokeitten
partitive toetta tokeita
illative tokeeseen tokeisiin
tokeihin
singular plural
nominative toe tokeet
accusative nom. toe tokeet
gen. tokeen
genitive tokeen tokeiden
tokeitten
partitive toetta tokeita
inessive tokeessa tokeissa
elative tokeesta tokeista
illative tokeeseen tokeisiin
tokeihin
adessive tokeella tokeilla
ablative tokeelta tokeilta
allative tokeelle tokeille
essive tokeena tokeina
translative tokeeksi tokeiksi
instructive — tokein
abessive tokeetta tokeitta
comitative — tokeineen
Possessive forms of toe (type hame)
possessor singular plural
1st person tokeeni tokeemme
2nd person tokeesi tokeenne
3rd person tokeensa

SynonymsEdit

CompoundsEdit

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

IngrianEdit

NounEdit

toe

  1. dam

Middle DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

AdverbEdit

toe

  1. to, towards
  2. up to
  3. until
  4. in relation with
  5. in addition, furthermore
  6. shut, closed (especially the eyes)
Usage notesEdit

This word is often encountered following a noun phrase and could arguably be said to be a postposition rather than an adverb.

DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PrepositionEdit

toe

  1. (eastern) Alternative form of te

Etymology 3Edit

AdverbEdit

toe

  1. Alternative form of doe

Further readingEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

NounEdit

toe f (definite singular toa, indefinite plural toer, definite plural toene)

  1. (dialectal, Trøndelag) second (number two in a series)

SpanishEdit

VerbEdit

toe

  1. inflection of toar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

TokelauanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *toe. Cognates include Tuvaluan toe and Samoan toe.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈto.e/
  • Hyphenation: to‧e

AdverbEdit

toe

  1. again, once more

AdjectiveEdit

toe

  1. final, last

ReferencesEdit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 388

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

toe • (𡄪)

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