tae

[tey]

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preposition Scot.

to.

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Examples from the Web for tae

Contemporary Examples

He recently won the Arkansas state championship in Tae Kwon Doe and has no plans to slow down.
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Jacob Siegel
October 10, 2013
One of the earliest hints of trouble emerged from his foray into tae kwon do.
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Winston Ross
April 27, 2013
Luckily my husband is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
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Brian Ries
April 26, 2012

Historical Examples

Annie's deein', Drumsheugh, an' Tammas is like tae brak his hert.
A Doctor of the Old School, Part 2
Ian Maclaren
Muckle skaith comes to the shae before the heat comes to the tae.
The Proverbs of Scotland
Alexander Hislop
"I wouldna go sae far as tae say that," answered the engineer.
Captain Calamity
Rolf Bennett
I mean that she's wishfu' tae marry the skeeper, an' he's no wishfu' tae be marrit.
Captain Calamity
Rolf Bennett
I've enough troubles of me ain, an' I'm no goin' tae do anither body's coorting.
Captain Calamity
Rolf Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for tae

tae¹

preposition, adverb

a Scot word for to 1

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tae²

adverb

a Scot word for too

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tae³

noun

a Scot word for toe

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