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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Into', 'To', 'About', & 'For' - Others (To)

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Phrasal Verbs With 'Into', 'To', 'About', & 'For'
to amount to

to reach a specified total when different amounts are added together

Ex: The costs of the project amount to $10,000 when you consider all the expenses. 
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to ascribe to

to think or state that something is the result of a particular cause

Ex: Some cultures ascribe certain personality traits to the positions of celestial bodies at the time of birth. 
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to belong to

to be owned by a particular person or group

Ex: The beautiful garden belongs to the community and is open to everyone. 
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to bring to

to help someone come back to consciousness

Ex: Gently bring the patient to after the surgery. 
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to come to

to regain consciousness or awaken after being unconscious or asleep

Ex: After fainting, she slowly came to and found herself lying on the floor. 
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to defer to

to accept or agree to follow someone's decision, opinion, or authority, often out of respect or recognition of their expertise or position

Ex: The team chose to defer to the senior researcher's expertise in designing the experiment. 
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to gear to

to change or prepare something so that it suits a specific purpose, situation, or target audience

Ex: The marketing campaign is geared to raising awareness about the importance of recycling. 
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to get to
to get to
[Verb]

to affect someone emotionally, particularly by making them feel frustrated, angry, or upset

Ex: The heartwarming movie always gets to me, making me tear up every time I watch it. 
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to occur to

(of thoughts and ideas) to come to someone's mind

Ex: It often occurs to me that I should call my parents more often. 
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to predispose to

to make someone more likely to experience or develop a certain condition or behavior

Ex: Genetics may predispose some people to certain illnesses. 
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to relate to

to feel a connection or understanding with someone or something

Ex: After experiencing a similar loss, she could deeply relate to her friend's grief. 
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to run to
to run to
[Verb]

to extend to a specific, typically considerable, amount, degree, etc.

Ex: The total cost of the wedding ran to several thousand dollars. 
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to descend to

to display inappropriate behavior, contrary to what others would expect

Ex: The esteemed professor shocked his colleagues when he descended to making offensive remarks during the conference. 
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to resort to

to do something negative to achieve a goal, often when there are no better options available

Ex: The team resorted to using a controversial strategy to win the game. 
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to pull to

to close a door or window by drawing it toward oneself

Ex: Feeling a draft, he got up and pulled the back door to. 
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to accede to

to agree to a request, proposal, or demand

Ex: The board of directors finally acceded to the employees' request for better working conditions. 
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to account to

to explain one's actions or decisions to someone, usually a higher authority or supervisor

Ex: As the project manager, she had to account to the senior executives for the progress of the project. 
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to answer to

to have to explain one's actions to someone in authority

Ex: The manager will have to answer to the company's board of directors for the project's delays. 
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to leave to

to allow someone to be alone or continue their work without being interrupted

Ex: The teacher left the students to their studies, providing them with ample time to complete their assignments. 
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to point to

‌to suggest that something is true or is the case

Ex: The sudden decline in sales points to a decrease in consumer interest. 
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to put to
to put to
[Verb]

to present a plan or offer to someone for consideration

Ex: I'll put the idea to the board at our next meeting. 
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to refer to

to have a connection with a particular person or thing

Ex: The artist's paintings often refer to nature and its beauty. 
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to attribute to

to assign the cause or ownership of something to a specific person, thing, or factor

Ex: She attributed the success of the project to her team's hard work. 
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to go to
to go to
[Verb]

to be awarded or given to someone or something

Ex: The funds will go to the charity. 
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to adhere to

to keep following a certain regulation, belief, or agreement

Ex: The employees must adhere to the dress code. 
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to keep to

to stay on a specific path, road, or route

Ex: When driving in the mountains, it's essential to keep to the marked trail. 
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to stick to

to continue doing something even though there are some hardships

Ex: The student stuck to her study schedule, even when exams seemed overwhelming. 
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to take to

to start to like someone or something

Ex: The team took to the coach's leadership style from the beginning. 
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to warm to

to start to like something

Ex: Despite initial reservations, she warmed to the challenging project. 
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