v.
1) ( A ) she ~ a nice story to the children; or: she ~ the children a nice story
2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ about
3) ( d ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ for (she used to ~ for the patients in the nursing home; could you ~ that material for me?)
4) ( esp. BE ) ( d ; intr. ) ('to study') to ~ for (to ~ for a degree; to ~ for the bar)
5) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ into ('to attribute') (don't try to ~ anything else into her letter)
6) ( AE ) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ out of ('to exclude') (he was ~ out of the party)
7) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ to (she loves to ~ to the children)
8) ( misc. ) to ~ by candlelight; to ~ a language fluently; to ~ between the lines; to ~ aloud; the letter ~s like an accusation; the cablegram ~s as follows...; to ~ a child to sleep; to ~ smb. like a book ('to comprehend smb.'s motives very clearly')