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toe definition

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This page has 42 definitions of toe with English translations in 6 languages. Toe is a noun, verb, an adverb, conjunction, pronoun, preposition, an adjective and interjection. Examples of how to use toe in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .

See also: Toe, TOE, toe-, toʻe, toé, tòe, tóe, and tö

English toe definition
Human toes

Etymology

From Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (compare Dutch teen, German Zehe, Danish tå, Swedish tå), from *tīhwaną (“to show, announce”) (compare Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“to accuse, blame”)), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”) (compare Hittite [script needed] (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit दिदेष्टि (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti)).

Pronunciation

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.
    (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) 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, 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) cameltoe

Synonyms

  • (an equivalent part in an animal): hoof

Antonyms

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

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Verb

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

  1. To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
  2. To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
    • 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, in BBC‎[1]:
      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.
  3. (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
    to toe the mark
  4. (construction) 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.
    The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
  5. (golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Afrikaans toe definition

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
    Ek het toe nog nie lank in Pretoria gewoon nie.
    I hadn’t lived in Pretoria for long then.
See also
  • dan (“then” referring to the present and future)

Conjunction

toe

  1. (referring to the past) when; as
    Toe ek by my skoonouers kuier, het ons elke dag gebraaide vleis geëet.
    When I stayed at my in-laws’, we had fried meat every day.
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
    Ons gaan skool toe.
    We’re going to school.
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
    Die deur is toe.
    The door is closed.
Synonyms
  • (closed): gesluit (geslote)
Derived terms

Caribbean Hindustani toe definition

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 toe definition

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

toe

  1. (postpositional) adverbial form of tot
    Het doet er niet toe.
    It doesn't matter.
  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.
Inflection
Pronominal adverbs of toe
preposition tot
postpositional adv. toe
+ het (it) ertoe
+ dit (this) hiertoe
+ dat (that) daartoe
+ wat (what) waartoe
+ iets (something) ergens toe
+ niets (nothing) nergens toe
+ alles (everything) overal toe
Derived terms
Descendants

Interjection

toe

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

Etymology 2

Adverb

toe

  1. (now dialectal) Alternative form of toen.

Conjunction

toe

  1. (now dialectal) Alternative form of toen.

Finnish toe definition

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoeˣ/, [ˈt̪o̞e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -oe
  • Syllabification(key): to‧e

Noun

toe

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

Declension

Inflection of toe (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k- gradation)
nominative toe tokeet
genitive tokeen tokeiden
tokeitten
partitive toetta tokeita
illative tokeeseen tokeisiin
tokeihin
singular plural
nominative toe tokeet
accusative nom. toe tokeet
gen. tokeen
genitive tokeen tokeiden
tokeitten
partitive toetta tokeita
inessive tokeessa tokeissa
elative tokeesta tokeista
illative tokeeseen tokeisiin
tokeihin
adessive tokeella tokeilla
ablative tokeelta tokeilta
allative tokeelle tokeille
essive tokeena tokeina
translative tokeeksi tokeiksi
instructive — tokein
abessive tokeetta tokeitta
comitative — tokeineen
Possessive forms of toe (type hame)
possessor singular plural
1st person tokeeni tokeemme
2nd person tokeesi tokeenne
3rd person tokeensa

Synonyms

Compounds

  • lohitoe
  • siikatoe

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Anagrams

Ingrian toe definition

Noun

toe

  1. dam

Middle Dutch toe definition

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

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

Etymology 2

Preposition

toe

  1. (eastern) Alternative form of te

Etymology 3

Adverb

toe

  1. Alternative form of doe

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk toe definition

Noun

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

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

Tokelauan toe definition

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 toe definition

Pronunciation

Verb

toe • (𡄪)

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