toe

toe

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English

Etymology

From Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ, from *tīhwaną (“to show, announce”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”).

See also Dutch teen, German Zehe, Danish tå, Swedish tå; also Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“to accuse, blame”); also Hittite [script needed] (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit दिदेष्टि (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • (US) IPA(key): /toʊ/
  • (Ireland) IPA(key): /təʊ/
    • (Dublin) IPA(key): /tʌo̞/
  • Homophone: tow

Noun

toe (countable and uncountable, plural toes)

  1. Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
  2. The 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, uncountable) An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
  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) A cameltoe.
  13. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) Speed, energy, vigor.
  14. (figuratively) a person

Antonyms

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

Hyponyms

  • (each of the five digits on the end of the foot):
    hallux, big toe, great toe, large toe
    second toe, long toe
    third toe, middle toe, ring toe
    fourth toe, ring toe
    fifth toe, little toe, pinky toe, baby toe, tiny toe

Meronyms

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

Holonyms

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

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
  3. (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
    to toe the mark
  4. (construction, transitive) 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.
  5. (golf, transitive) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.

Derived terms

See also

  • hang five
  • hang ten
  • tiptoe
  • TOE

References

  • “toe n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Anagrams

  • EOT, ETO, EtO, OTE, Teo

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

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”).

Adverb

toe

  1. (referring to the past) then; at that time; at that moment
See also
  • dan (“then” referring to the present and future)

Conjunction

toe

  1. (referring to the past) when; as
Usage notes
  • 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 also
  • wanneer (“when” referring to the present and future)

Etymology 2

From Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe.

Postposition

toe

  1. (local) to
Usage notes
  • 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.

Adverb

toe

  1. adverbial form of tot, found chiefly in compounds
  2. closed; shut; not open
Synonyms
  • (closed): gesluit (geslote)
Derived terms
  • daartoe
  • hiertoe
  • waartoe

Caribbean Hindustani

Etymology

Compare Hindi तू (tū).

Pronoun

toe

  1. you

References

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tu/
  • Hyphenation: toe
  • Rhymes: -u

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

toe

  1. (postpositional) adverbial form of tot (“to, till, towards”)
  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.
Declension
Derived terms

Verbs:

Others:

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

Interjection

toe

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

Etymology 2

Adverb

toe

  1. (now dialectal) Alternative form of toen

Conjunction

toe

  1. (now dialectal) Alternative form of toen

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoeˣ/, [ˈt̪o̞e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -oe
  • Hyphenation(key): toe

Noun

toe (rare)

  1. A small dam, usually made of logs.

Declension

Synonyms

  • hirsipato
  • tammi

Derived terms

See also

  • pato

Anagrams

  • ote, teo-

Galician

Verb

toe

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

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *togëh. Cognates include Finnish toe and Estonian tõke.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtoe/, [ˈto̞e̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtoe/, [ˈto̞e̞]
  • Rhymes: -oe
  • Hyphenation: to‧e

Noun

toe

  1. fishweir

Declension

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 588

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuə/

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

  • to, te

Adverb

toe

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

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

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

Etymology 2

Preposition

toe

  1. (eastern) Alternative form of te

Etymology 3

Adverb

toe

  1. Alternative form of doe

Further reading

  • “toe (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “toe (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “toe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “toe (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

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

Portuguese

Verb

toe

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

Spanish

Verb

toe

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

Tokelauan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

toe

  1. again, once more

Adjective

toe

  1. final, last

References

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twɛ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [twɛ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾ɛ˧˧]

Verb

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