unto
an old word for “to”
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,516 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,074 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
preposition
- an old word for “to”
unto in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Unto my lord the duke, The best of welcome.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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At last they came unto a bridge, Cried Nobbs, "Oh! this is fine!"
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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No one is so accursed by fate, No one so utterly desolate, But some heart, though unknown, Responds unto his own.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1