toe

toe
toe1{{/term}}
〈bijwoord〉
[gericht/in de richting naar] to(wards)
[met betrekking tot een bijvoeging] too, as well
[met betrekking tot een bedoeling/betrekking] to, for
[dicht] shut, closed
voorbeelden:
1   ergens naar toe willen 〈figuurlijk〉 be driving/getting at something
     waar moet dit naar toe? where will this lead us?
2   al kreeg ik geld toe (not) even if you paid me
     er het zwijgen toe doen keep silent
     dat doet er niet(s) toe that doesn't matter
     wilt u nog iets toe? would you like anything else?
3   aan iets toe komen get round to something
¶   er slecht aan toe zijn be in a bad way
     aan vervanging toe zijn be due for replacement
     we moeten weten waar we aan toe zijn we've got to know where we stand
     tot nu toe so far, up to now
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toe2{{/term}}
〈tussenwerpsel〉
[vooruit] come on
[alstublieft] pleasedo
[och kom] come/go oncome off it
[kom kom] there, therenow, now
voorbeelden:
3   toe nou, wou je me dat wijsmaken? come on, who do you think you're fooling?
¶   toe maar 〈doe het maar〉 go on/ahead; 〈zeg het maar〉 go ahead; 〈ironisch; verbaasd〉 my goodness, good Lord

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels. 2015.

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