Against vs To - What's the difference?

As prepositions the difference between against and to

is that against is A close but separated relationship.to is Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

As adverbs the difference between against and to

is that against is in opposition to something while to is toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

As a conjunction against

is by the time that (something happened); before.

As a particle to is

A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
As an abbreviation TO is
toronto, a Canadian city.

against
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Alternative forms
* againest (obsolete), agaynst (obsolete), agaynest (obsolete) * agenst (obsolete), agenest (obsolete), ageinst (obsolete), ageinest (qualifier), ageynst (obsolete), ageynest (qualifier), agin (colloquial or humorous)
Preposition
(English prepositions)
A close but separated relationship.

#In a contrary direction to.

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#Close to.(rfex)

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#In front of; before a background.

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#In physical contact with.

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#In physical opposition to, or in collision with.

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A contrasting or competitive relationship.

#In contrast and/or comparison with.

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#In competition with, versus.

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#In opposition to.

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In exchange for.(rfex)

As counterbalance to.(rfex)

As a charge on.(rfex)

As protection from.

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(lb) Exposed to.(rfex)

In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).

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*:He wrote to a friend of his, that he lived but with browne bread and water, and entreated him to send him a piece of cheese, against the time he was to make a solemne feast.

Synonyms
* (in competition with) versus
Antonyms
* for * with
Conjunction
(head)
(obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.

* , II.ix:

Thence she them brought into a stately Hall, / Wherein were many tables faire dispred, / And ready dight with drapets festiuall, / Against the viaundes should be ministred.

* 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 6:

He now gave Mrs Deborah positive orders to take the child to her own bed, and to call up a maid-servant to provide it pap, and other things, against it waked.

Adverb
(en adverb)
In opposition to something.

(gambling) Having a specified likelihood of not winning or happening.

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Alternative forms
* (dialectal) ter * (contraction) t' * (abbreviation)
Particle
(en-part)

I want to leave.

He asked me what to do.

I don’t know how to say it.

I have places to''' go and people '''to see.

* 1711 , :

To' err is human, ' to forgive divine.

* , Scene 1:

To be, or not to be: that is the question: /

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Odds are, BP to get new CEO this year

* {{quote-news
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"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to , but it was closed."

If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to .

Derived terms
* going to / gonna * got to / gotta * have to / hafta * ought to / oughta * supposed to / supposta * used to / usta * want to / wanna * fixing to / finna
Preposition
(English prepositions)
In the direction of, and arriving at.

We are walking to the shop.

* 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):

Driven by a perceived political need to adopt a hard-line stance, Mr. Cameron’s coalition government has imposed myriad new restrictions, the aim of which is to reduce net migration to Britain to below 100,000.

He devoted himself to education.

They drank to his health.

That is something to do.

His face was beaten to a pulp.

similar to''' ...'', ''relevant '''to''' ...'', ''pertinent '''to''' ...'', ''I was nice '''to''' him'', ''he was cruel '''to''' her'', ''I am used '''to walking.

(arithmetic)

one to one = 1:1

ten to one = 10:1.

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(arithmetic) .

Three squared or three to the second power is nine.

Three to the power of two is nine.

Three to the second is nine.

I gave the book to him.

(time) Preceding.

ten to''' ten'' = 9:50; ''We're going to leave at ten '''to (the hour).

(Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) at

Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.

See also
* at
Adverb
(-)
Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Please push the door to .

* 1913 ,

He went in his room, pushed the door to , without fastening the latch.

(nautical) Into the wind.

Synonyms
* closed, shut
Antonyms
* open, ajar
See also
* come to * heave to * lean-to * set-to * to and fro * (English Citations of "to")
References
* Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition , Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
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