Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in
to -beat,to -break,to -hew,to -rend,to -tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, underall , adv.
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- prefix rare Particle ocurring in various words meaning
to ,toward ,at , oron (this) .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Freeman: Not if it comes with a tax increase, because you've got to-
Playing the Field 2011
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And that's the ultimate goal of this, in addition to-
9-9-9? Nein. 2011
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Do we know, for example, if we side with them, that in fact they will turn out to be our allies or friends or at least willing to-
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A problem arises when retirement assets are cashed out and used to pay ordinary day- to- day expenses or to purchase unnecessary luxury items.
Laurie Giles: After the Dust Settles, Living Legally and Financially Happily Ever After Laurie Giles 2011
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The budget is likely to lift taxes levied at factory gates by two percentage points, taking back some of the four- to- eight percentage point cuts it made in 2008-2009.
India's Budget Looks to Cut Deficit Abhrajit Gangopadhyay 2011
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A problem arises when retirement assets are cashed out and used to pay ordinary day- to- day expenses or to purchase unnecessary luxury items.
Laurie Giles: After the Dust Settles, Living Legally and Financially Happily Ever After Laurie Giles 2011
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Buzzy Jackson launches herself with verve and enthusiasm into the arcane but friendly and increasingly democratic world of genealogy and genealogists, about which she knew next- to- nothing at the outset.
Shaking the Family Tree Buzzy Jackson 2010
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Buzzy Jackson launches herself with verve and enthusiasm into the arcane but friendly and increasingly democratic world of genealogy and genealogists, about which she knew next- to- nothing at the outset.
Shaking the Family Tree Buzzy Jackson 2010
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The acting is absolutely top notch throughout, as Steiger, Cobb, Marie Saint and Karl Malden as a local priest all perform at-or close to- Brando's level.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com John Farr 2011
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The bucket represents your time and the rocks, pebbles, and sand represent the universe of things we have on our to- do list.
Forbes.com: News Forbes Blogs 2011
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