Definition

1. Adverb:
   • To that extent or degree; to such a point: Used to indicate the extent, degree, or result of an action or situation, often in formal or legal contexts. It implies "to that" or "to that thing previously mentioned."

Usage

• The adverb "to that" is used to refer back to a previously stated condition, amount, or situation, emphasizing the consequence or extent related to it. It is formal and often found in legal, official, or technical writing.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • The contract grants the rights to the property and all privileges appurtenant to that. (This means the privileges are attached or belong to that property.)
  • He agreed to the terms and committed himself fully to that. (This means he committed himself fully to that agreement or decision.)

Advanced Usage

• "with all the appurtenances fitting thereto": This is a formal, often legal, phrase where "to that" is implied in "thereto." It means "with all the accessories or rights that properly belong to that thing."
  • The estate was sold, including the land and the mansion with all the appurtenances fitting thereto. (This means the sale includes everything that is part of or belongs to the estate.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thereto (adv.): To that, to that thing, or to that matter. A more formal synonym often used in legal documents.
  • Please sign the agreement and attach any amendments thereto.
• Thereof (adv.): Of that, from that, or concerning that.
• Whereto (adv., archaic): To which.

Synonyms

• Thereto
• To that extent
• To that effect (when referring to the general meaning or intent)

Notes

• In modern, everyday English, the standalone phrase "to that" as an adverb is rare. It is more common to see it as part of a prepositional phrase (e.g., "I have no objection to that idea") or within fixed formal phrases like the one provided. Its primary dictionary definition is tied to these formal, referential uses.

Adverb

1. to that
   • with all the appurtenances fitting thereto