to God

English

Prepositional phrase

to God

1. (informal) Used as an intensifier: very much.

   I hope to God that ...

   I wish to God that ...

Further reading

• “to God”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “i swear hope wish pray to god” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “hope wish swear to God”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “i hope swear wish etc to god” (US) / “i hope swear wish etc to god” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.