As Modifier: 1. Used at the beginning or end of a sentence, or immediately next to a verb, to mean the action takes place from one specified point in time to another later specified point in time. English = from then to then. 2. Used at the beginning or end of a sentence, or immediately next to a verb, to mean the action starts in one place and goes to another specified place. English = from here to there. 3. Used next to a sign for an object, to mean the relative dimensions of the object start at one point and go to another point. English = from here to there. 4. In mathematics, used between two number signs to indicate the range of values for some quantity (age, time, kilometres, etc.). English = 'x' through 'y', from 'x' to 'y', and so on.