Meaning & use
Unto
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To (used in older, formal, or literary English, especially in religious or archaic texts).
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'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you' is a well-known saying.
He devoted his life unto the service of the poor.
A note on using this word
Common in the King James Bible and older English literature; it survives today mainly in set phrases and formal or poetic writing.
Words with a similar meaning
totoward
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