toe

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[edit] English

Human toes
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[edit] Etymology

Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-Germanic *taihwōn (cf. Dutch teen, German Zehe, Swedish tå), from Proto-Germanic *tīhwanan (“to show, announce”) (cf. Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen 'id.'), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- 'to show' (cf. Hittite ... (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere 'to say', digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit ... (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti)).

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[edit] Noun

toe (plural toes)

  1. Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
  2. An equivalent part in an animal.
  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.
    (cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle
    (kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
  5. (dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
  6. An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive toe (or toe in) signifying that the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back and negative toe (or toe out) the opposite.

[edit] Synonyms

  • (an equivalent part in an animal): hoof

[edit] Antonyms

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

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[edit] Holonyms

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

[edit] Meronyms

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

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

[edit] Translations

each of the five digits on the end of the foot
any equivalent part in an animal
part of a shoe or sock covering the toe
something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something
alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle
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[edit] Verb

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

  1. To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
    • 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, BBC:
      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.
  2. (golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

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

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[edit] Adverb

toe

  1. Adverbial form of the preposition tot; to
    Het doet er niet toe. - It doesn't matter.
    Note: Only occurs as separable part of some compounds, not as a single word.
  2. after, afterwards
    Hij kreeg nog wat lekkers toe.
    He got something tasty afterwards.

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toe (used only predicatively))

  1. 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.

[edit] Interjection

toe

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

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[edit] Noun

toe

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

[edit] Declension

Declension of toe (type hame)
singular plural
nominative toe tokeet
genitive tokeen tokeiden
tokeitten
partitive toette tokeite
accusative toe
tokeen		 tokeet
inessive tokeesse tokeisse
elative tokeeste tokeiste
illative tokeeseen tokeisiin
tokeihin
adessive tokeelle tokeille
ablative tokeelte tokeilte
allative tokeelle tokeille
essive tokeene tokeine
translative tokeeksi tokeiksi
instructive – tokein
abessive tokeette tokeitte
comitative – tokeineen

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[edit] Middle Dutch

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Adverb

toe

  1. up to
  2. until
  3. in relation with
  4. in addition, furthermore
  5. shut, closed (especially the eyes)
[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Preposition

toe

  1. (eastern) Alternative form of te.

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Adverb

toe

  1. Alternative form of doe.
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